Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 654 · 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 “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
3. 3.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
5. 5.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
6. 6.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
7. 7.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
8. 8.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
10. 10.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
15. 15.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
16. 16.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
34. 34.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
35. 35.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
39. 39.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
40. 40.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH

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