Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 250 · 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 “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
6. 6.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
7. 7.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
8. 8.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
11. 11.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
12. 12.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
13. 13.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
19. 19.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
20. 20.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
23. 23.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
25. 25.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
26. 26.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
31. 31.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
32. 32.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
33. 33.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
36. 36.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
37. 37.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

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