Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 718 · 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) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
4. 4.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
10. 10.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
11. 11.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
13. 13.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
15. 15.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
21. 21.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
22. 22.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
23. 23.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
24. 24.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
29. 29.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
30. 30.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
31. 31.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
32. 32.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
36. 36.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

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