Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 521 · 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 do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
4. 4.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
6. 6.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
7. 7.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
10. 10.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
11. 11.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
12. 12.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
13. 13.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.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
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
31. 31.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
32. 32.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
33. 33.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
34. 34.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
35. 35.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
36. 36.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
37. 37.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
40. 40.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ

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