Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 329 · 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 “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
2. 2.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
3. 3.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
4. 4.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
5. 5.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
8. 8.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
9. 9.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
13. 13.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
18. 18.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
19. 19.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
20. 20.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
23. 23.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
32. 32.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
33. 33.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
38. 38.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL

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