Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 458 · 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 “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
3. 3.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
4. 4.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
12. 12.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
16. 16.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
17. 17.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
18. 18.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
19. 19.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
20. 20.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
25. 25.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
27. 27.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
28. 28.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
29. 29.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
33. 33.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

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