Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 754 · 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.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
2. 2.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
3. 3.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
8. 8.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
9. 9.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
10. 10.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
13. 13.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
14. 14.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
18. 18.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
20. 20.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
25. 25.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
29. 29.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
30. 30.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
34. 34.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
35. 35.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
36. 36.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
37. 37.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
38. 38.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
39. 39.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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