Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 576 · 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.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
3. 3.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
6. 6.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
7. 7.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
9. 9.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
10. 10.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
17. 17.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
23. 23.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
24. 24.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
25. 25.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
27. 27.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
31. 31.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
32. 32.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
33. 33.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
34. 34.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

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