Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 63 · 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.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
2. 2.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
3. 3.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
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) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
15. 15.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
16. 16.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
17. 17.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
18. 18.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
23. 23.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
26. 26.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
31. 31.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
32. 32.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
33. 33.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
34. 34.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
36. 36.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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