Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 263 · 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 “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
2. 2.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
3. 3.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
5. 5.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
6. 6.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
7. 7.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
9. 9.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
12. 12.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
19. 19.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
21. 21.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
22. 22.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
23. 23.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
28. 28.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
29. 29.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
37. 37.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t

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