Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 333 · 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 “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
2. 2.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
6. 6.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
11. 11.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
12. 12.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
13. 13.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
14. 14.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
16. 16.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
17. 17.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
23. 23.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
24. 24.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
25. 25.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
28. 28.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
30. 30.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

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