Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 21 · 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.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
2. 2.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
5. 5.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
12. 12.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
13. 13.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
14. 14.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
15. 15.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
20. 20.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
24. 24.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
25. 25.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
27. 27.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
38. 38.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET

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