Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 543 · 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 “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
3. 3.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
5. 5.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
8. 8.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
9. 9.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
10. 10.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
11. 11.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
14. 14.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
15. 15.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
16. 16.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
19. 19.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
23. 23.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
25. 25.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
26. 26.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
29. 29.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
30. 30.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
33. 33.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
34. 34.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
40. 40.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN

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