Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 317 · 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 “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
2. 2.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
3. 3.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
4. 4.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
5. 5.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (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.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
16. 16.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
17. 17.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
22. 22.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
28. 28.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
34. 34.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
35. 35.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
36. 36.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
37. 37.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut

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