Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 309 · 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 “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
10. 10.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
11. 11.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
14. 14.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
17. 17.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
18. 18.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
19. 19.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
24. 24.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
30. 30.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
31. 31.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
32. 32.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
38. 38.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
39. 39.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
40. 40.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in

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