Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 360 · 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 “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
4. 4.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
6. 6.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
7. 7.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
10. 10.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
13. 13.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
16. 16.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
17. 17.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
19. 19.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
20. 20.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
25. 25.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
26. 26.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
27. 27.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
29. 29.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
30. 30.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
33. 33.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
34. 34.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
37. 37.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL

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