Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 700 · 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 “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
3. 3.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
12. 12.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
18. 18.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
20. 20.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
21. 21.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
22. 22.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
23. 23.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
24. 24.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
25. 25.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
29. 29.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
30. 30.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
31. 31.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
32. 32.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
38. 38.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
39. 39.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
40. 40.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET

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