Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 655 · 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 “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
4. 4.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
18. 18.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
19. 19.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
21. 21.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
22. 22.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
23. 23.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
26. 26.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
27. 27.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
28. 28.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
29. 29.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
30. 30.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
31. 31.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
32. 32.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
33. 33.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
34. 34.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
37. 37.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE

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