Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 762 · 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.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
3. 3.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
16. 16.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
17. 17.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
18. 18.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
19. 19.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
20. 20.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
22. 22.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
25. 25.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
26. 26.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
28. 28.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
31. 31.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
32. 32.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
36. 36.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

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