Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 261 · 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 “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
2. 2.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
3. 3.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
4. 4.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
5. 5.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
6. 6.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
13. 13.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
14. 14.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
15. 15.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
16. 16.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
17. 17.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
21. 21.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
26. 26.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
27. 27.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
36. 36.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
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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