Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 272 · 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 “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
2. 2.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
5. 5.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
7. 7.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
15. 15.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
20. 20.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
21. 21.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
22. 22.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
27. 27.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
28. 28.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
29. 29.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
38. 38.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
39. 39.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
40. 40.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT

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