Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 292 · 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 “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
3. 3.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
5. 5.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
10. 10.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
11. 11.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
12. 12.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.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
22. 22.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
23. 23.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
27. 27.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
29. 29.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
32. 32.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
33. 33.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
34. 34.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
36. 36.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
37. 37.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
40. 40.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL

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