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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 109 · 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 “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  3. 3.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  4. 4.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  6. 6.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  8. 8.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  9. 9.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  11. 11.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  12. 12.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  13. 13.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  20. 20.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  21. 21.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  22. 22.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  27. 27.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  28. 28.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  29. 29.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s

Answer key

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

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