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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 168 · 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 “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  2. 2.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  6. 6.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  10. 10.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  13. 13.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  14. 14.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  19. 19.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  24. 24.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  25. 25.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  30. 30.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  31. 31.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  34. 34.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  35. 35.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  37. 37.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  38. 38.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. 39.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  40. 40.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE

Answer key

  1. SEZ
  2. DOWT
  3. 1
  4. KYOO
  5. b
  6. WIM-in
  7. 1
  8. 4
  9. b
  10. BIS-kit
  11. u
  12. p
  13. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  14. KYOO
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. EYE-lund
  19. PUR-pus
  20. 5
  21. 2
  22. PUR-pus
  23. l
  24. ri-SEET
  25. SKOOL
  26. s
  27. i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  29. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  30. SUR-kit
  31. PEET-suh
  32. 3
  33. MIS-chi-vus
  34. KEM-is-tree
  35. SKOOL
  36. u
  37. FILM
  38. VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. hoh-TEL
  40. RES-uh-pee

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