Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 489 · 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 “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
12. 12.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
13. 13.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
14. 14.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
15. 15.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
16. 16.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
17. 17.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
22. 22.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
25. 25.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
27. 27.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
28. 28.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
38. 38.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
39. 39.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
40. 40.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD

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