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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 155 · 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 “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  2. 2.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  4. 4.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  8. 8.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  10. 10.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  11. 11.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  12. 12.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  13. 13.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  15. 15.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  21. 21.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  22. 22.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  23. 23.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  38. 38.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul

Answer key

  1. SUR-kit
  2. ri-SEET
  3. b
  4. DET
  5. 2
  6. s
  7. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  8. DOWT
  9. p
  10. DOWT
  11. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  12. i-PIT-uh-mee
  13. BIS-kit
  14. u
  15. KAY-oss
  16. b
  17. 1
  18. WENZ-day
  19. 2
  20. l
  21. PUR-pus
  22. MIS-chi-vus
  23. STAY-shun
  24. 2
  25. SED
  26. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  27. sounds like “I’ll”
  28. 3
  29. FILM
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. SAM-un
  33. 1
  34. SWEET
  35. 2
  36. SWEET
  37. u
  38. i-PIT-uh-mee
  39. 2
  40. SUT-ul

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