Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 214 · 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 “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
2. 2.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
4. 4.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
6. 6.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
7. 7.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
9. 9.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
11. 11.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
12. 12.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
13. 13.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
14. 14.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
15. 15.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
21. 21.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
22. 22.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
26. 26.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
27. 27.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
28. 28.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
33. 33.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
39. 39.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

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