Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 89 · 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) t (b) d (c) b
2. 2.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
3. 3.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
4. 4.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
7. 7.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
15. 15.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
16. 16.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
17. 17.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
24. 24.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
26. 26.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
27. 27.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
29. 29.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
30. 30.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
33. 33.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
34. 34.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
38. 38.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
39. 39.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
40. 40.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit

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