Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 23 · 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) r (c) c
2. 2.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
7. 7.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
8. 8.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
10. 10.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
13. 13.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
14. 14.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
15. 15.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
16. 16.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
18. 18.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
21. 21.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
22. 22.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
23. 23.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
24. 24.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
29. 29.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
33. 33.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
34. 34.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
35. 35.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
36. 36.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

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