Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 506 · 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 “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
3. 3.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
6. 6.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
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
15. 15.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
17. 17.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
18. 18.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
29. 29.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
30. 30.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
31. 31.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
38. 38.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
39. 39.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

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