Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 49 · 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 “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
2. 2.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
3. 3.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
4. 4.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
6. 6.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
7. 7.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
8. 8.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
11. 11.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
15. 15.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
20. 20.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
21. 21.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
27. 27.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
30. 30.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
35. 35.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
36. 36.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

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