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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 101 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  5. 5.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  6. 6.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  7. 7.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  8. 8.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  12. 12.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  14. 14.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  23. 23.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  24. 24.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  25. 25.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  32. 32.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  38. 38.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. MIS-chi-vus
  2. PEET-suh
  3. 1
  4. SAM-un
  5. DOWT
  6. SUR-kit
  7. FILM
  8. SUT-ul
  9. 1
  10. sounds like “I’ll”
  11. l
  12. RES-uh-pee
  13. u
  14. i-PIT-uh-mee
  15. 2
  16. WENZ-day
  17. 3
  18. sounds like “I’ll”
  19. u
  20. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  21. 2
  22. SEZ
  23. BIS-kit
  24. PUR-pus
  25. EYE-lund
  26. b
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. KUMF-tuh-bul
  30. 1
  31. hoh-TEL
  32. DET
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. SWEET
  36. 1
  37. RES-uh-pee
  38. KEM-is-tree
  39. 1
  40. 2

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