Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 206 · 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 do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
8. 8.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
13. 13.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
14. 14.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
15. 15.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
16. 16.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
19. 19.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
24. 24.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
25. 25.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
33. 33.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
36. 36.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
37. 37.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

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