Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 577 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
3. 3.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
7. 7.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
8. 8.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
9. 9.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
13. 13.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
14. 14.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
15. 15.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
21. 21.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
22. 22.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
24. 24.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
26. 26.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
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
33. 33.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s

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