Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 684 · 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 “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
3. 3.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
5. 5.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
7. 7.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
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
10. 10.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
11. 11.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
12. 12.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
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 “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
24. 24.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
27. 27.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
28. 28.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
31. 31.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
34. 34.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
35. 35.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
37. 37.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
39. 39.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
40. 40.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit

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