Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 588 · 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 “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
2. 2.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
4. 4.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
5. 5.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
9. 9.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
15. 15.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
22. 22.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
23. 23.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
24. 24.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
25. 25.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
26. 26.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
30. 30.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
37. 37.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

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