Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 435 · 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.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
9. 9.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
10. 10.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
11. 11.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
20. 20.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
21. 21.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
27. 27.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
28. 28.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
29. 29.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
38. 38.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
39. 39.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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