Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 255 · 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 “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
2. 2.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
3. 3.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
5. 5.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
11. 11.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
13. 13.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
24. 24.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
25. 25.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
31. 31.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
37. 37.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
39. 39.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b

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