Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 205 · 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 “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
5. 5.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
6. 6.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
9. 9.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
10. 10.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
13. 13.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
14. 14.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
16. 16.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
17. 17.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
18. 18.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
30. 30.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
33. 33.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
34. 34.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
35. 35.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
36. 36.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
39. 39.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
40. 40.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men

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