Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 308 · 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) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
5. 5.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
6. 6.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
7. 7.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
9. 9.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
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
13. 13.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
14. 14.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
15. 15.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
16. 16.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
25. 25.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
26. 26.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
30. 30.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
31. 31.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
36. 36.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
37. 37.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
38. 38.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
39. 39.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

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