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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 178 · 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 “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  4. 4.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  5. 5.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  10. 10.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  19. 19.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  20. 20.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  26. 26.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  27. 27.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  28. 28.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  29. 29.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  30. 30.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  31. 31.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  33. 33.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL

Answer key

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

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