Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 687 · 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 “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
2. 2.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
6. 6.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
7. 7.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
8. 8.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
9. 9.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
12. 12.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
13. 13.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
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 “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
21. 21.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
22. 22.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
25. 25.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
27. 27.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
31. 31.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
32. 32.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
33. 33.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
37. 37.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
38. 38.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
39. 39.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund

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