Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 515 · 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 “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
2. 2.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
5. 5.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
6. 6.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
7. 7.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
11. 11.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
12. 12.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
16. 16.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
21. 21.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
22. 22.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
25. 25.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
36. 36.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
37. 37.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
38. 38.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
39. 39.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

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