Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 243 · 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 “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
2. 2.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
5. 5.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
10. 10.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
15. 15.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
16. 16.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
17. 17.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
18. 18.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
20. 20.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
21. 21.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
22. 22.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
29. 29.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
32. 32.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
35. 35.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
40. 40.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ

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