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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 120 · 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) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  2. 2.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  3. 3.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  6. 6.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  7. 7.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  8. 8.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  9. 9.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  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 many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  16. 16.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  17. 17.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  18. 18.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  19. 19.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  23. 23.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  27. 27.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  30. 30.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  33. 33.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  34. 34.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  35. 35.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  38. 38.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  39. 39.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. i-PIT-uh-mee
  2. KAY-oss
  3. WIM-in
  4. 1
  5. SWEET
  6. ri-SEET
  7. SUR-kit
  8. BIS-kit
  9. KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. p
  11. KUMF-tuh-bul
  12. 3
  13. s
  14. b
  15. u
  16. SAM-un
  17. di-TUR-min
  18. STAY-shun
  19. SEZ
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. PEET-suh
  23. KYOO
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. SUT-ul
  27. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  28. 2
  29. b
  30. di-TUR-min
  31. SAM-un
  32. u
  33. SKOOL
  34. SUT-ul
  35. PEET-suh
  36. 2
  37. di-VEL-up
  38. DET
  39. MIS-chi-vus
  40. 2

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