Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 424 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
13. 13.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
20. 20.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
25. 25.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
27. 27.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
28. 28.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
29. 29.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
32. 32.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
39. 39.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
40. 40.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee

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