Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 579 · 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 “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
6. 6.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
8. 8.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
9. 9.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
10. 10.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
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
15. 15.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
16. 16.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
26. 26.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
27. 27.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
28. 28.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
29. 29.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
30. 30.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
34. 34.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
38. 38.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

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