Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 537 · 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 “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
2. 2.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
3. 3.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
4. 4.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
21. 21.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
24. 24.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
25. 25.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
26. 26.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
28. 28.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
30. 30.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
35. 35.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
36. 36.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
37. 37.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
38. 38.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
39. 39.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh

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