Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 353 · 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 “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
3. 3.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
4. 4.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
7. 7.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
8. 8.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
12. 12.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
13. 13.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
14. 14.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
16. 16.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
20. 20.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
21. 21.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
22. 22.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
23. 23.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
28. 28.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
29. 29.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
38. 38.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
39. 39.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
40. 40.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee

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