Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 411 · 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 “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
8. 8.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
9. 9.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
10. 10.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
11. 11.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
13. 13.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
20. 20.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
26. 26.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
27. 27.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
33. 33.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
37. 37.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
39. 39.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

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