Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 312 · 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 do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
3. 3.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
4. 4.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
6. 6.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
7. 7.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
8. 8.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
11. 11.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
12. 12.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
13. 13.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
15. 15.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
16. 16.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
17. 17.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
24. 24.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
25. 25.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
33. 33.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
36. 36.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
37. 37.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup

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