Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 380 · 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 “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
2. 2.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
3. 3.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
4. 4.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
7. 7.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
8. 8.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
15. 15.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
16. 16.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
17. 17.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
18. 18.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
19. 19.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
24. 24.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
25. 25.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
26. 26.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
28. 28.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
31. 31.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
34. 34.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
35. 35.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

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