Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 442 · 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 “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
3. 3.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
6. 6.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
14. 14.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
18. 18.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
23. 23.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
26. 26.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
27. 27.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
29. 29.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
31. 31.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
36. 36.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
39. 39.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
40. 40.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it

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