Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 572 · 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 “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
5. 5.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
6. 6.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
8. 8.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
9. 9.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
12. 12.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
13. 13.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
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
18. 18.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
19. 19.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
21. 21.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
22. 22.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
32. 32.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
36. 36.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
38. 38.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
39. 39.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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