Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 7 · 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 “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
4. 4.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
7. 7.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
11. 11.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
13. 13.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
14. 14.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
15. 15.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
27. 27.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
28. 28.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
29. 29.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
34. 34.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
35. 35.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
38. 38.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit

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