Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 265 · 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 do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
2. 2.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
10. 10.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
11. 11.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
12. 12.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
13. 13.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
14. 14.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
15. 15.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
28. 28.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
29. 29.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
30. 30.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss

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