Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 502 · 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) s (c) b
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
7. 7.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
12. 12.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
13. 13.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
19. 19.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
20. 20.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
21. 21.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
26. 26.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
27. 27.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
33. 33.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
34. 34.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
35. 35.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
37. 37.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
38. 38.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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