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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 15 · 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.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  2. 2.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  15. 15.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  16. 16.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  19. 19.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  20. 20.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  27. 27.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  28. 28.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  30. 30.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  35. 35.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  36. 36.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  37. 37.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  38. 38.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  39. 39.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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