Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 651 · 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 “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
2. 2.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
3. 3.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
11. 11.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
12. 12.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
14. 14.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
15. 15.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
17. 17.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
18. 18.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
23. 23.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
26. 26.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
29. 29.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
30. 30.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
34. 34.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

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