Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 363 · 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 “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
2. 2.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
3. 3.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
5. 5.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
6. 6.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
9. 9.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
10. 10.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
13. 13.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
16. 16.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
21. 21.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
22. 22.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
25. 25.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
30. 30.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
34. 34.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s

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