Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 299 · 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 “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
2. 2.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
3. 3.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
5. 5.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
9. 9.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
15. 15.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
16. 16.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
19. 19.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
20. 20.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
21. 21.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
22. 22.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
23. 23.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
30. 30.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
31. 31.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
36. 36.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
37. 37.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
38. 38.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
39. 39.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
40. 40.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun

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