Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 451 · 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 “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
2. 2.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
3. 3.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
5. 5.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
12. 12.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
16. 16.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
21. 21.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
22. 22.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
23. 23.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
24. 24.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
25. 25.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
27. 27.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
33. 33.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
38. 38.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
39. 39.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
40. 40.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo

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