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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 122 · 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 “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  2. 2.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  3. 3.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  6. 6.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  16. 16.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  17. 17.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  20. 20.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  22. 22.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  23. 23.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  24. 24.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  25. 25.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  26. 26.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  27. 27.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  29. 29.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  30. 30.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  31. 31.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  33. 33.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  34. 34.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  35. 35.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  38. 38.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  39. 39.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l

Answer key

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

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