Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 330 · 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 “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
4. 4.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
6. 6.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
9. 9.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
13. 13.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
16. 16.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
17. 17.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
18. 18.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
23. 23.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
24. 24.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
25. 25.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
26. 26.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
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.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
31. 31.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
37. 37.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
38. 38.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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