Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 224 · 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 “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
2. 2.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
3. 3.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
4. 4.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
5. 5.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
6. 6.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
7. 7.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
11. 11.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
15. 15.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
19. 19.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
26. 26.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
27. 27.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
28. 28.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
29. 29.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
32. 32.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
33. 33.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
40. 40.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun

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