Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 702 · 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 “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
2. 2.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
6. 6.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
7. 7.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
8. 8.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
9. 9.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
11. 11.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
12. 12.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
13. 13.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
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 “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
18. 18.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
19. 19.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
25. 25.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
36. 36.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
39. 39.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
40. 40.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE

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