Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 262 · 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.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
8. 8.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
17. 17.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
19. 19.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
24. 24.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
25. 25.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
26. 26.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
30. 30.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
31. 31.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
32. 32.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
33. 33.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
38. 38.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
39. 39.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
40. 40.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day

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