Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 558 · 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 “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
3. 3.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
4. 4.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
6. 6.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
7. 7.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
14. 14.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
15. 15.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
16. 16.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
19. 19.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
20. 20.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
24. 24.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
27. 27.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
30. 30.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
32. 32.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
34. 34.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

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