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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 121 · 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 “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  6. 6.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  7. 7.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  11. 11.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  18. 18.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  19. 19.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  20. 20.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  23. 23.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  24. 24.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  25. 25.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  27. 27.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  28. 28.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  30. 30.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  32. 32.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. 33.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  39. 39.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  40. 40.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun

Answer key

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

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