Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 783 · 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 “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
2. 2.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
6. 6.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
7. 7.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
11. 11.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
12. 12.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
13. 13.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
18. 18.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
19. 19.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
25. 25.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
26. 26.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
27. 27.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
31. 31.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
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
35. 35.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
38. 38.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
39. 39.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
40. 40.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in

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