Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 278 · 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 “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
2. 2.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
4. 4.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
5. 5.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
6. 6.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
17. 17.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
19. 19.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
20. 20.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
28. 28.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
29. 29.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
30. 30.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
31. 31.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
38. 38.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
39. 39.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
40. 40.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE

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