Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 595 · 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.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
5. 5.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
7. 7.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
8. 8.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
9. 9.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
14. 14.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
15. 15.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
16. 16.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
17. 17.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
18. 18.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
19. 19.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
20. 20.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
21. 21.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
24. 24.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
25. 25.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
28. 28.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
29. 29.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
30. 30.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
31. 31.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
32. 32.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
33. 33.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

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