Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 695 · 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.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
2. 2.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
3. 3.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
4. 4.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
5. 5.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
9. 9.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
16. 16.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
18. 18.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
19. 19.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
20. 20.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
21. 21.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
22. 22.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
25. 25.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
26. 26.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
28. 28.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
29. 29.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
36. 36.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET

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