Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 375 · 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 “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
2. 2.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
6. 6.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
7. 7.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
10. 10.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
13. 13.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
15. 15.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
17. 17.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
18. 18.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
19. 19.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
20. 20.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
22. 22.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
27. 27.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
33. 33.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
34. 34.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
35. 35.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
39. 39.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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