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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 172 · 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 “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  4. 4.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  7. 7.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  10. 10.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  13. 13.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  15. 15.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  16. 16.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  21. 21.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  22. 22.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  24. 24.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  26. 26.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  27. 27.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  28. 28.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  29. 29.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  36. 36.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  37. 37.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  38. 38.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh

Answer key

  1. l
  2. 2
  3. SED
  4. DET
  5. 2
  6. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  7. WIM-in
  8. 2
  9. KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. SAM-un
  11. 5
  12. PUR-pus
  13. SUR-kit
  14. EYE-lund
  15. BIS-kit
  16. SEZ
  17. b
  18. b
  19. 3
  20. b
  21. MIS-chi-vus
  22. i-PIT-uh-mee
  23. u
  24. MIS-chi-vus
  25. s
  26. sounds like “I’ll”
  27. DET
  28. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  29. SAM-un
  30. p
  31. 1
  32. WENZ-day
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. FILM
  36. hoh-TEL
  37. VEJ-tuh-bul
  38. VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. 2
  40. PEET-suh

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