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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 179 · 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 “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  9. 9.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  10. 10.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  12. 12.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  16. 16.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  24. 24.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  27. 27.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  28. 28.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  31. 31.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  32. 32.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  33. 33.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  34. 34.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  40. 40.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN

Answer key

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

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