Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 403 · 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 “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
7. 7.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
8. 8.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
11. 11.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
15. 15.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
16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
17. 17.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
18. 18.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
19. 19.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
29. 29.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
33. 33.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
34. 34.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
37. 37.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p

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