Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 249 · 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.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
2. 2.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
3. 3.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
5. 5.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
8. 8.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
10. 10.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
18. 18.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
34. 34.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
35. 35.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
36. 36.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
37. 37.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
38. 38.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT

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