Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 285 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
4. 4.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
6. 6.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
8. 8.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
9. 9.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
10. 10.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
11. 11.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
16. 16.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
19. 19.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
26. 26.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
28. 28.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
29. 29.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
30. 30.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
33. 33.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
40. 40.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus

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