Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 441 · 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 “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
7. 7.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
11. 11.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
12. 12.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
13. 13.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
14. 14.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
17. 17.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
20. 20.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
26. 26.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
28. 28.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
31. 31.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
34. 34.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
37. 37.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u

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