Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 82 · 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.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
4. 4.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
14. 14.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
16. 16.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
21. 21.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
29. 29.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
35. 35.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
36. 36.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
40. 40.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut

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