Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 490 · 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 “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
3. 3.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
4. 4.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
7. 7.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
8. 8.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
19. 19.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
20. 20.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
21. 21.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
32. 32.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
36. 36.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
37. 37.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
38. 38.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH

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