Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 318 · 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 “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
2. 2.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
7. 7.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
8. 8.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
9. 9.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
13. 13.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
14. 14.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
17. 17.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
18. 18.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
22. 22.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
23. 23.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
28. 28.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
30. 30.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
31. 31.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
32. 32.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
33. 33.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
38. 38.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
39. 39.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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