Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 390 · 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 “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
2. 2.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
4. 4.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
5. 5.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
7. 7.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
8. 8.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
9. 9.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
10. 10.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
14. 14.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
16. 16.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
19. 19.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
20. 20.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
21. 21.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
29. 29.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
30. 30.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
35. 35.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d

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