Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 675 · 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 “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
2. 2.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
4. 4.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
5. 5.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
6. 6.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
13. 13.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
14. 14.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
15. 15.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
20. 20.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
22. 22.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
23. 23.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
24. 24.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
25. 25.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
32. 32.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
35. 35.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
36. 36.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
37. 37.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l

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