Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 73 · 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.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
3. 3.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
4. 4.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
5. 5.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
6. 6.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
8. 8.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
12. 12.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.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
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
20. 20.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
21. 21.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
22. 22.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
23. 23.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
24. 24.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
26. 26.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
30. 30.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
31. 31.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
35. 35.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel

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