Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 264 · 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 “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
3. 3.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
12. 12.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
15. 15.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
16. 16.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
24. 24.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
29. 29.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
34. 34.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
35. 35.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
39. 39.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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