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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 147 · 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 “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  2. 2.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  3. 3.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  4. 4.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  9. 9.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  12. 12.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  16. 16.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  21. 21.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  22. 22.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  25. 25.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  26. 26.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  35. 35.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  36. 36.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  37. 37.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  38. 38.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. WIM-in
  2. SUT-ul
  3. SEZ
  4. SUR-kit
  5. u
  6. 2
  7. SUT-ul
  8. b
  9. BIS-kit
  10. 1
  11. DOWT
  12. STAY-shun
  13. 3
  14. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  15. PEET-suh
  16. ri-SEET
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. b
  20. WENZ-day
  21. VEJ-tuh-bul
  22. PEET-suh
  23. p
  24. b
  25. DOWT
  26. SED
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. WIM-in
  30. u
  31. 2
  32. DET
  33. 3
  34. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  35. ri-SEET
  36. STAY-shun
  37. di-TUR-min
  38. MIS-chi-vus
  39. 2
  40. 5

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