Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 343 · 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.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
12. 12.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
22. 22.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
23. 23.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
24. 24.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
25. 25.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
26. 26.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
29. 29.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
36. 36.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
37. 37.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
38. 38.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

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