Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 241 · 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.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
2. 2.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
3. 3.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
4. 4.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
13. 13.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
17. 17.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
20. 20.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
27. 27.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
29. 29.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
32. 32.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
33. 33.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
37. 37.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
40. 40.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land

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