← Commonly mispronounced words lesson New set →

Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 27 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  2. 2.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  3. 3.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  4. 4.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  5. 5.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  9. 9.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  10. 10.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  11. 11.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  14. 14.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  15. 15.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  17. 17.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  20. 20.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  34. 34.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  35. 35.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  36. 36.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  38. 38.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  39. 39.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  40. 40.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer

Answer key

  1. hoh-TEL
  2. di-VEL-up
  3. WIM-in
  4. sounds like “I’ll”
  5. SUT-ul
  6. 2
  7. WIM-in
  8. u
  9. WENZ-day
  10. KYOO
  11. SAM-un
  12. b
  13. DET
  14. SUT-ul
  15. PEET-suh
  16. VEJ-tuh-bul
  17. BIS-kit
  18. 3
  19. SEZ
  20. SKOOL
  21. 2
  22. MIS-chi-vus
  23. hoh-TEL
  24. l
  25. b
  26. p
  27. 2
  28. di-VEL-up
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. b
  33. DOWT
  34. di-TUR-min
  35. di-TUR-min
  36. EYE-lund
  37. u
  38. KAY-oss
  39. PUR-pus
  40. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation