Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 644 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
6. 6.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
9. 9.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
14. 14.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
16. 16.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
17. 17.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
18. 18.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
19. 19.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
21. 21.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
24. 24.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
37. 37.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
38. 38.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
39. 39.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
40. 40.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED

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