Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 32 · 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.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
7. 7.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
12. 12.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
13. 13.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
21. 21.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
22. 22.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
25. 25.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
26. 26.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
29. 29.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
30. 30.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
31. 31.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
34. 34.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
37. 37.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
38. 38.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
39. 39.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s

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