Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 720 · 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 “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
7. 7.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
9. 9.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
13. 13.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
15. 15.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
16. 16.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
17. 17.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
21. 21.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
28. 28.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
30. 30.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
36. 36.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
38. 38.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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