Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 356 · 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 “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
4. 4.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
22. 22.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
23. 23.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
24. 24.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
25. 25.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
26. 26.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
27. 27.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
28. 28.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
29. 29.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
31. 31.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
32. 32.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
33. 33.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
34. 34.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
35. 35.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1

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