Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 392 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
4. 4.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
12. 12.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
13. 13.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
15. 15.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
16. 16.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
21. 21.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
22. 22.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
26. 26.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
30. 30.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
31. 31.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
32. 32.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
33. 33.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
34. 34.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
39. 39.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
40. 40.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee

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