Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 95 · 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 “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
5. 5.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
11. 11.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
15. 15.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
18. 18.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
24. 24.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
25. 25.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
28. 28.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
32. 32.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
33. 33.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
34. 34.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
35. 35.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
37. 37.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
38. 38.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

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