Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 67 · 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 “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
8. 8.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
9. 9.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
11. 11.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
12. 12.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
15. 15.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
16. 16.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
17. 17.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
18. 18.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
19. 19.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
22. 22.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
23. 23.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
24. 24.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
27. 27.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
32. 32.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund

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