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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 118 · 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 “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  4. 4.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  5. 5.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  6. 6.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  10. 10.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  11. 11.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  12. 12.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  13. 13.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  14. 14.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. 15.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  19. 19.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  28. 28.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  29. 29.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  30. 30.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  32. 32.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  33. 33.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  34. 34.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  35. 35.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  36. 36.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  37. 37.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  40. 40.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it

Answer key

  1. b
  2. di-VEL-up
  3. KAY-oss
  4. ri-SEET
  5. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  6. RES-uh-pee
  7. b
  8. l
  9. KYOO
  10. KEM-is-tree
  11. i-PIT-uh-mee
  12. FILM
  13. MIS-chi-vus
  14. KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. ri-SEET
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. s
  19. KEM-is-tree
  20. u
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. SUR-kit
  24. 2
  25. di-TUR-min
  26. 2
  27. WIM-in
  28. STAY-shun
  29. VEJ-tuh-bul
  30. DOWT
  31. p
  32. WENZ-day
  33. PEET-suh
  34. KUMF-tuh-bul
  35. sounds like “I’ll”
  36. SUT-ul
  37. di-TUR-min
  38. 1
  39. STAY-shun
  40. SWEET

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