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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 146 · 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 do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  5. 5.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  11. 11.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  12. 12.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  17. 17.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  23. 23.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  24. 24.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  25. 25.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  28. 28.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  29. 29.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  32. 32.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  35. 35.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  36. 36.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  37. 37.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  39. 39.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. SED
  2. 4
  3. b
  4. u
  5. di-TUR-min
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. PEET-suh
  9. 2
  10. SEZ
  11. i-PIT-uh-mee
  12. KYOO
  13. 1
  14. MIS-chi-vus
  15. 2
  16. l
  17. i-PIT-uh-mee
  18. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  19. 1
  20. VEJ-tuh-bul
  21. 3
  22. SEZ
  23. RES-uh-pee
  24. KUMF-tuh-bul
  25. FILM
  26. 1
  27. SWEET
  28. SED
  29. MIS-chi-vus
  30. 2
  31. SUR-kit
  32. KEM-is-tree
  33. 1
  34. s
  35. SUR-kit
  36. SAM-un
  37. PUR-pus
  38. u
  39. SKOOL
  40. 1

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