Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 615 · 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 “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
2. 2.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
3. 3.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
5. 5.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
6. 6.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
7. 7.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
12. 12.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
17. 17.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
18. 18.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
19. 19.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
20. 20.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
24. 24.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
32. 32.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
33. 33.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
34. 34.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
38. 38.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
39. 39.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
40. 40.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un

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