Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 465 · 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.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
4. 4.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
5. 5.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
6. 6.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
9. 9.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
10. 10.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
11. 11.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
19. 19.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
20. 20.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
21. 21.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
22. 22.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
24. 24.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
25. 25.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
28. 28.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
31. 31.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
32. 32.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
40. 40.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul

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