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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 142 · 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.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  3. 3.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  9. 9.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  10. 10.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  11. 11.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  14. 14.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  15. 15.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  16. 16.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  17. 17.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  18. 18.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  19. 19.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  20. 20.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  24. 24.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  25. 25.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  26. 26.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  27. 27.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  28. 28.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  30. 30.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  40. 40.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. PEET-suh
  3. RES-uh-pee
  4. 2
  5. di-TUR-min
  6. b
  7. l
  8. p
  9. RES-uh-pee
  10. WIM-in
  11. EYE-lund
  12. s
  13. SAM-un
  14. di-VEL-up
  15. VEJ-tuh-bul
  16. MIS-chi-vus
  17. di-VEL-up
  18. PEET-suh
  19. SAM-un
  20. VEJ-tuh-bul
  21. 1
  22. b
  23. b
  24. hoh-TEL
  25. BIS-kit
  26. di-TUR-min
  27. WENZ-day
  28. SED
  29. u
  30. ri-SEET
  31. 2
  32. STAY-shun
  33. 1
  34. SUR-kit
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. SUT-ul
  40. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer

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