Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 763 · 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 “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
4. 4.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
5. 5.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
13. 13.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
17. 17.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
18. 18.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
19. 19.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
20. 20.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
21. 21.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
30. 30.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
32. 32.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
33. 33.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
34. 34.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
35. 35.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
40. 40.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min

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