Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 815 · 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 do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
2. 2.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
3. 3.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
6. 6.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
7. 7.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
10. 10.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
11. 11.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
14. 14.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
15. 15.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
16. 16.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
18. 18.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
23. 23.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
24. 24.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
28. 28.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
29. 29.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
35. 35.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
39. 39.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land

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