Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 236 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
2. 2.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
4. 4.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
5. 5.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
6. 6.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
15. 15.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
16. 16.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
18. 18.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
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 “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
22. 22.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
25. 25.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
26. 26.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
27. 27.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
30. 30.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
31. 31.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
32. 32.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
33. 33.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
34. 34.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
35. 35.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

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