← Commonly mispronounced words lesson New set →

Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 781 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  2. 2.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  3. 3.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  4. 4.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  7. 7.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  8. 8.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  15. 15.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  18. 18.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  27. 27.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  29. 29.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  30. 30.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  31. 31.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  32. 32.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. 33.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  34. 34.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  37. 37.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  38. 38.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree

Answer key

  1. SUT-ul
  2. DET
  3. MIS-chi-vus
  4. SKOOL
  5. b
  6. di-VEL-up
  7. i-PIT-uh-mee
  8. ri-SEET
  9. u
  10. 1
  11. 2
  12. PEET-suh
  13. b
  14. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  15. VEJ-tuh-bul
  16. 2
  17. l
  18. WIM-in
  19. 3
  20. SUR-kit
  21. b
  22. p
  23. 3
  24. FILM
  25. VEJ-tuh-bul
  26. s
  27. SED
  28. u
  29. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  30. SWEET
  31. DOWT
  32. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. SUT-ul
  34. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  35. 1
  36. ri-SEET
  37. BIS-kit
  38. di-TUR-min
  39. 2
  40. KEM-is-tree

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation