Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 481 · 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 “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
4. 4.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
7. 7.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
8. 8.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
9. 9.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
10. 10.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
11. 11.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
15. 15.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
18. 18.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
23. 23.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
26. 26.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
29. 29.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
30. 30.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
36. 36.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
40. 40.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us

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