Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 798 · 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 “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
7. 7.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
12. 12.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
13. 13.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
14. 14.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
15. 15.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
16. 16.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
18. 18.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
19. 19.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
20. 20.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
21. 21.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
24. 24.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
25. 25.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
26. 26.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
35. 35.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
36. 36.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

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