Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 239 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
4. 4.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
10. 10.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
13. 13.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
18. 18.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
19. 19.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
20. 20.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
21. 21.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
24. 24.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
30. 30.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
31. 31.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
35. 35.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
36. 36.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
37. 37.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
38. 38.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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