Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 683 · 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 “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
2. 2.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
3. 3.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
5. 5.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
10. 10.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
11. 11.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
12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
19. 19.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
20. 20.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
25. 25.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
26. 26.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
27. 27.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
28. 28.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
36. 36.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
37. 37.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
40. 40.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL

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