Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 5 · 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.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
8. 8.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
9. 9.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
12. 12.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
13. 13.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
17. 17.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
23. 23.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
27. 27.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
34. 34.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

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