Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 344 · 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 “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
2. 2.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
6. 6.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
9. 9.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
14. 14.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
15. 15.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
17. 17.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
18. 18.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
35. 35.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
36. 36.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
37. 37.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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