Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 42 · 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 “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
3. 3.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
8. 8.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
13. 13.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
15. 15.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
17. 17.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
18. 18.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
19. 19.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
21. 21.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
25. 25.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
26. 26.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
29. 29.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
30. 30.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
32. 32.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
34. 34.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
35. 35.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
36. 36.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
37. 37.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
38. 38.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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