Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 628 · 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 “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
5. 5.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
11. 11.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
15. 15.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
17. 17.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
18. 18.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
19. 19.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
20. 20.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
22. 22.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
24. 24.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
27. 27.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
28. 28.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
31. 31.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
32. 32.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
36. 36.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT

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