Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 58 · 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) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
4. 4.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
10. 10.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
11. 11.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
12. 12.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
13. 13.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
18. 18.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
29. 29.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine

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