Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 359 · 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 “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
11. 11.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
12. 12.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
13. 13.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
16. 16.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
17. 17.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
23. 23.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
24. 24.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
30. 30.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
33. 33.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
36. 36.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
37. 37.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
38. 38.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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