Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 29 · 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 “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
2. 2.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
3. 3.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
4. 4.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
6. 6.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
7. 7.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
8. 8.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
9. 9.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
17. 17.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
18. 18.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
19. 19.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
20. 20.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
21. 21.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
23. 23.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
28. 28.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
29. 29.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
34. 34.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
38. 38.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
39. 39.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
40. 40.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us

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