Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 361 · 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 “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
2. 2.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
3. 3.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
13. 13.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
14. 14.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
17. 17.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
22. 22.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
32. 32.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
35. 35.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit

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