Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 334 · 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 “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
2. 2.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
6. 6.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
8. 8.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
9. 9.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
10. 10.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
13. 13.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
14. 14.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
17. 17.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
18. 18.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
19. 19.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
22. 22.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
40. 40.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept

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