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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 16 · 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) l (b) s (c) m
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  5. 5.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  6. 6.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  11. 11.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  12. 12.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  13. 13.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  16. 16.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  17. 17.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  18. 18.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  19. 19.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  20. 20.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  21. 21.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  22. 22.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  24. 24.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  25. 25.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  26. 26.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  27. 27.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  28. 28.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  31. 31.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  32. 32.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  33. 33.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. l
  2. 2
  3. WIM-in
  4. b
  5. MIS-chi-vus
  6. i-PIT-uh-mee
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. STAY-shun
  10. KUMF-tuh-bul
  11. ri-SEET
  12. sounds like “I’ll”
  13. WIM-in
  14. 2
  15. s
  16. hoh-TEL
  17. WENZ-day
  18. PUR-pus
  19. DET
  20. SUT-ul
  21. di-VEL-up
  22. di-TUR-min
  23. u
  24. SED
  25. KAY-oss
  26. KYOO
  27. hoh-TEL
  28. PEET-suh
  29. 3
  30. b
  31. SEZ
  32. BIS-kit
  33. i-PIT-uh-mee
  34. b
  35. KUMF-tuh-bul
  36. 1
  37. p
  38. 1
  39. STAY-shun
  40. 1

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