Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 339 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
2. 2.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
3. 3.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
11. 11.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
13. 13.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
14. 14.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
15. 15.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
16. 16.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
17. 17.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
18. 18.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
21. 21.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
22. 22.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
23. 23.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
24. 24.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
34. 34.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
35. 35.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM

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