Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 769 · 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 “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
4. 4.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
7. 7.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
8. 8.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
21. 21.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
22. 22.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
28. 28.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
29. 29.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
30. 30.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
31. 31.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
32. 32.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
34. 34.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
35. 35.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

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