Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 257 · 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 “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
2. 2.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
3. 3.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
4. 4.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
9. 9.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
14. 14.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
16. 16.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
22. 22.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
23. 23.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
24. 24.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
28. 28.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
35. 35.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
36. 36.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
40. 40.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun

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