Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 314 · 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-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
6. 6.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
7. 7.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
17. 17.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
18. 18.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
19. 19.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
20. 20.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
23. 23.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
24. 24.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
28. 28.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
29. 29.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
30. 30.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
35. 35.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
36. 36.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
37. 37.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
40. 40.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD

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