Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 554 · 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 “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
6. 6.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
10. 10.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
11. 11.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
16. 16.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
17. 17.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
18. 18.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
19. 19.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
20. 20.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
26. 26.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
34. 34.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
38. 38.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
39. 39.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

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