Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 660 · 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 “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
2. 2.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
18. 18.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
19. 19.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
20. 20.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
23. 23.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
30. 30.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
31. 31.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
39. 39.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d

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