Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 643 · 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 “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
12. 12.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
14. 14.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
15. 15.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
18. 18.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
21. 21.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
22. 22.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
25. 25.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
26. 26.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
28. 28.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
29. 29.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
30. 30.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
31. 31.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
32. 32.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
37. 37.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
38. 38.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

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