Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 509 · 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 “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
3. 3.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
6. 6.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
8. 8.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
9. 9.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
11. 11.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
12. 12.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
13. 13.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
17. 17.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
18. 18.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
25. 25.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
27. 27.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
32. 32.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
35. 35.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
39. 39.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
40. 40.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum

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