Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 539 · 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 “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
2. 2.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
8. 8.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
9. 9.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
15. 15.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
16. 16.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
19. 19.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
20. 20.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
24. 24.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
32. 32.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
33. 33.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
39. 39.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
40. 40.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET

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