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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 158 · 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 “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  7. 7.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  11. 11.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  14. 14.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  21. 21.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  22. 22.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  23. 23.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  24. 24.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  26. 26.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  27. 27.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  28. 28.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  29. 29.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  35. 35.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  38. 38.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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