Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 504 · 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 “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
3. 3.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
4. 4.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
9. 9.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
10. 10.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
12. 12.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
13. 13.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
16. 16.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
23. 23.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
25. 25.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
26. 26.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
33. 33.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
34. 34.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
35. 35.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
36. 36.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
39. 39.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land

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