Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 532 · 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 “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
13. 13.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
14. 14.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
16. 16.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
29. 29.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
38. 38.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
39. 39.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
40. 40.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree

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