Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 548 · 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.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
2. 2.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
4. 4.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
5. 5.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
9. 9.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
10. 10.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
11. 11.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
13. 13.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
22. 22.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
29. 29.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
30. 30.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
33. 33.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
34. 34.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
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM

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