Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 274 · 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 “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
5. 5.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
10. 10.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
13. 13.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
17. 17.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
22. 22.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
23. 23.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
24. 24.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
37. 37.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
38. 38.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
39. 39.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
40. 40.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee

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