Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 713 · 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.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
17. 17.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
18. 18.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
22. 22.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
23. 23.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
24. 24.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
28. 28.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
29. 29.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
33. 33.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
34. 34.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
35. 35.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
40. 40.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss

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