← Commonly mispronounced words lesson New set →

Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 74 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  2. 2.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  5. 5.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  6. 6.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  7. 7.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  8. 8.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  14. 14.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  16. 16.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  17. 17.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  21. 21.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  28. 28.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  29. 29.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  33. 33.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  36. 36.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  40. 40.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day

Answer key

  1. sounds like “I’ll”
  2. WENZ-day
  3. l
  4. SWEET
  5. BIS-kit
  6. SUT-ul
  7. hoh-TEL
  8. ri-SEET
  9. b
  10. 2
  11. i-PIT-uh-mee
  12. u
  13. u
  14. sounds like “I’ll”
  15. MIS-chi-vus
  16. EYE-lund
  17. SWEET
  18. 1
  19. KAY-oss
  20. p
  21. WIM-in
  22. 1
  23. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. BIS-kit
  28. SEZ
  29. SUT-ul
  30. 2
  31. di-VEL-up
  32. STAY-shun
  33. KYOO
  34. 3
  35. RES-uh-pee
  36. VEJ-tuh-bul
  37. KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. 3
  39. KAY-oss
  40. WENZ-day

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation