Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 197 · 40 questions

How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

1. 1.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
14. 14.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
15. 15.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
22. 22.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
23. 23.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
24. 24.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
27. 27.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
34. 34.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
35. 35.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
36. 36.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

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