Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 526 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
2. 2.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
3. 3.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
4. 4.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
5. 5.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
8. 8.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
9. 9.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
10. 10.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
13. 13.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
15. 15.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
16. 16.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
17. 17.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
18. 18.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
27. 27.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
28. 28.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
34. 34.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
35. 35.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
37. 37.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
38. 38.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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