Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 562 · 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 “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
3. 3.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
7. 7.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
10. 10.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
11. 11.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
13. 13.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
15. 15.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
20. 20.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
25. 25.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
26. 26.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
35. 35.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
40. 40.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot

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