Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 765 · 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 “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.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
8. 8.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
9. 9.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
10. 10.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
11. 11.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
13. 13.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
21. 21.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
22. 22.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
29. 29.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
30. 30.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
31. 31.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
35. 35.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
37. 37.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
39. 39.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
40. 40.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu

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