Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 656 · 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 “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
2. 2.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
3. 3.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
4. 4.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
7. 7.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
13. 13.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
16. 16.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
17. 17.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
18. 18.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
21. 21.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
22. 22.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
23. 23.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
24. 24.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
29. 29.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
33. 33.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
36. 36.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
37. 37.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
38. 38.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP

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