Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 347 · 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) b (b) t (c) s
2. 2.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
3. 3.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
7. 7.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
13. 13.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
14. 14.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
15. 15.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
19. 19.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
26. 26.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
28. 28.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
29. 29.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
31. 31.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
32. 32.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
38. 38.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

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