← Commonly mispronounced words lesson New set →

Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 602 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  4. 4.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  5. 5.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  6. 6.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  7. 7.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  8. 8.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  15. 15.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  17. 17.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  18. 18.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  22. 22.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  25. 25.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  26. 26.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  31. 31.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  32. 32.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  34. 34.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  38. 38.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. WENZ-day
  4. SED
  5. KYOO
  6. SUR-kit
  7. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  8. SUT-ul
  9. 1
  10. sounds like “I’ll”
  11. 4
  12. b
  13. 2
  14. SWEET
  15. BIS-kit
  16. u
  17. FILM
  18. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  19. 2
  20. EYE-lund
  21. p
  22. STAY-shun
  23. 2
  24. RES-uh-pee
  25. STAY-shun
  26. ri-SEET
  27. 1
  28. SED
  29. 1
  30. KAY-oss
  31. SUR-kit
  32. DOWT
  33. b
  34. PUR-pus
  35. l
  36. 2
  37. b
  38. KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. SEZ
  40. u

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation