Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 362 · 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 “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
2. 2.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
11. 11.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
14. 14.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
17. 17.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
18. 18.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
19. 19.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
22. 22.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
27. 27.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
32. 32.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
33. 33.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
34. 34.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
35. 35.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
39. 39.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

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