Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 732 · 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 “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
5. 5.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
12. 12.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
15. 15.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
16. 16.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
17. 17.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
24. 24.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
25. 25.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
26. 26.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
27. 27.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
34. 34.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
35. 35.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
36. 36.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
37. 37.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
38. 38.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
39. 39.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
40. 40.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee

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