Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 53 · 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 “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
3. 3.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
9. 9.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
10. 10.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
11. 11.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
12. 12.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
13. 13.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
16. 16.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
20. 20.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
21. 21.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
27. 27.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
28. 28.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
29. 29.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
30. 30.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
34. 34.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
35. 35.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
36. 36.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund

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