← Commonly mispronounced words lesson New set →

Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 228 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  4. 4.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  10. 10.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  15. 15.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  17. 17.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  18. 18.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  21. 21.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  24. 24.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  25. 25.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  28. 28.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  29. 29.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  34. 34.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  35. 35.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  40. 40.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon

Answer key

  1. STAY-shun
  2. 2
  3. SUT-ul
  4. BIS-kit
  5. l
  6. 2
  7. u
  8. 4
  9. RES-uh-pee
  10. MIS-chi-vus
  11. b
  12. 3
  13. b
  14. SEZ
  15. hoh-TEL
  16. u
  17. PEET-suh
  18. PUR-pus
  19. 2
  20. EYE-lund
  21. VEJ-tuh-bul
  22. s
  23. ri-SEET
  24. DET
  25. FILM
  26. 2
  27. KEM-is-tree
  28. sounds like “I’ll”
  29. EYE-lund
  30. 1
  31. KUMF-tuh-bul
  32. 3
  33. di-VEL-up
  34. DOWT
  35. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. MIS-chi-vus
  39. KAY-oss
  40. SAM-un

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation