Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 638 · 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.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
6. 6.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
8. 8.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
9. 9.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
14. 14.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
16. 16.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
17. 17.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
18. 18.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
19. 19.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
27. 27.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
29. 29.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
30. 30.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
33. 33.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
35. 35.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.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
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
40. 40.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us

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