Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 748 · 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) u (b) c (c) t
2. 2.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
3. 3.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
9. 9.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
10. 10.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
14. 14.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
15. 15.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
16. 16.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
25. 25.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
27. 27.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
29. 29.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
30. 30.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
31. 31.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
32. 32.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
36. 36.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
37. 37.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
40. 40.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot

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