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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 174 · 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) m (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  4. 4.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  8. 8.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  9. 9.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  13. 13.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  15. 15.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  16. 16.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  20. 20.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  21. 21.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  22. 22.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  25. 25.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  26. 26.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  27. 27.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  28. 28.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  29. 29.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  30. 30.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  38. 38.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  39. 39.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  4. di-VEL-up
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. u
  8. SUR-kit
  9. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  10. b
  11. 2
  12. SED
  13. ri-SEET
  14. SUT-ul
  15. STAY-shun
  16. PEET-suh
  17. 4
  18. 2
  19. hoh-TEL
  20. BIS-kit
  21. i-PIT-uh-mee
  22. SUR-kit
  23. b
  24. SKOOL
  25. EYE-lund
  26. sounds like “I’ll”
  27. SKOOL
  28. di-TUR-min
  29. DOWT
  30. KEM-is-tree
  31. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. SEZ
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. PUR-pus
  36. 2
  37. KYOO
  38. hoh-TEL
  39. VEJ-tuh-bul
  40. u

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