Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 461 · 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 “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
2. 2.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
5. 5.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
6. 6.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
7. 7.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
8. 8.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
11. 11.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
20. 20.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
23. 23.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
25. 25.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
36. 36.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
37. 37.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
38. 38.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
39. 39.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
40. 40.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

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