Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 795 · 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 “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
3. 3.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
4. 4.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
5. 5.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
8. 8.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
12. 12.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
13. 13.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
16. 16.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
19. 19.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
20. 20.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
23. 23.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
29. 29.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
30. 30.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
31. 31.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
32. 32.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
36. 36.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
39. 39.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
40. 40.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT

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