Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 789 · 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.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
6. 6.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
9. 9.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
13. 13.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
16. 16.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
17. 17.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
18. 18.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.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
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
26. 26.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
33. 33.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
36. 36.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
37. 37.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
40. 40.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

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