Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 217 · 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 “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
2. 2.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
4. 4.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
8. 8.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
11. 11.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
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
17. 17.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
18. 18.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
19. 19.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
24. 24.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
27. 27.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
30. 30.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
33. 33.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
34. 34.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
36. 36.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
40. 40.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer

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