Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 796 · 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.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
2. 2.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
4. 4.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
5. 5.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
6. 6.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
7. 7.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
8. 8.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
9. 9.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
10. 10.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
15. 15.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
19. 19.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
22. 22.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
23. 23.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
24. 24.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
25. 25.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
36. 36.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
37. 37.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

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