Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 286 · 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 “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
5. 5.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
9. 9.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
11. 11.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
17. 17.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
21. 21.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
22. 22.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
29. 29.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
31. 31.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
32. 32.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
33. 33.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
36. 36.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
37. 37.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
40. 40.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee

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