Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 597 · 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 “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
3. 3.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
4. 4.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
9. 9.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
14. 14.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
21. 21.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
25. 25.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
26. 26.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
27. 27.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
30. 30.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
31. 31.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
34. 34.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
37. 37.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
38. 38.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

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