Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 681 · 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.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
5. 5.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
6. 6.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
9. 9.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
11. 11.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
14. 14.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
15. 15.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
22. 22.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
23. 23.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
24. 24.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
25. 25.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
26. 26.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

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