Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 619 · 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 “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
7. 7.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
11. 11.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
12. 12.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
14. 14.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
15. 15.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
18. 18.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
24. 24.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
25. 25.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
26. 26.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
27. 27.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
28. 28.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
29. 29.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
34. 34.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
35. 35.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
39. 39.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

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