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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 110 · 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.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  3. 3.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  8. 8.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  13. 13.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  14. 14.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  16. 16.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  21. 21.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  22. 22.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  25. 25.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  28. 28.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  33. 33.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  34. 34.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  37. 37.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  38. 38.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. 39.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  40. 40.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT

Answer key

  1. u
  2. SAM-un
  3. SEZ
  4. 3
  5. b
  6. 5
  7. hoh-TEL
  8. KYOO
  9. s
  10. b
  11. 1
  12. ri-SEET
  13. SAM-un
  14. hoh-TEL
  15. i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. SUT-ul
  17. 2
  18. SEZ
  19. 2
  20. SKOOL
  21. KAY-oss
  22. SED
  23. 1
  24. FILM
  25. WENZ-day
  26. 2
  27. SUR-kit
  28. ri-SEET
  29. p
  30. WENZ-day
  31. 3
  32. di-TUR-min
  33. DOWT
  34. KAY-oss
  35. b
  36. di-TUR-min
  37. DOWT
  38. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. KUMF-tuh-bul
  40. SWEET

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