Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 599 · 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.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
6. 6.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
15. 15.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
16. 16.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
20. 20.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
21. 21.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
23. 23.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
27. 27.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
33. 33.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
34. 34.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
35. 35.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
38. 38.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
39. 39.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
40. 40.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS

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