Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 88 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
4. 4.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
5. 5.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
6. 6.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
8. 8.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
9. 9.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
14. 14.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
15. 15.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
17. 17.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
18. 18.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
26. 26.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
27. 27.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
28. 28.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
33. 33.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
34. 34.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
35. 35.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
36. 36.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
39. 39.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh

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