Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 663 · 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 “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
4. 4.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
6. 6.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
10. 10.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
11. 11.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
12. 12.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
18. 18.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
20. 20.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
23. 23.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
28. 28.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
29. 29.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
30. 30.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh

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