Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 328 · 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 “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
4. 4.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
5. 5.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
8. 8.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
9. 9.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
10. 10.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
16. 16.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
17. 17.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
19. 19.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
20. 20.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
21. 21.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
22. 22.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
26. 26.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
32. 32.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
35. 35.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
36. 36.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
39. 39.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
40. 40.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree

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