Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 46 · 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 do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
2. 2.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
5. 5.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
13. 13.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
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
16. 16.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
19. 19.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
24. 24.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
27. 27.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
29. 29.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
30. 30.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
31. 31.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.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
34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
37. 37.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS

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