Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 583 · 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 “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
3. 3.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
4. 4.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
5. 5.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
6. 6.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
7. 7.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
11. 11.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
12. 12.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
15. 15.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
16. 16.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
25. 25.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
32. 32.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
36. 36.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
38. 38.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN

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