Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 220 · 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.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
2. 2.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
7. 7.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
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
14. 14.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
15. 15.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
16. 16.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
18. 18.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
19. 19.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
20. 20.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
21. 21.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
22. 22.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
24. 24.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
25. 25.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
28. 28.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
36. 36.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
37. 37.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE

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