Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 696 · 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 “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
10. 10.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
13. 13.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
17. 17.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
19. 19.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
20. 20.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
22. 22.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
23. 23.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
24. 24.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
27. 27.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
28. 28.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
29. 29.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.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

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