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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 18 · 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 “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  4. 4.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  5. 5.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  6. 6.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  7. 7.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  14. 14.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  15. 15.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  16. 16.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  18. 18.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  19. 19.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  22. 22.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  23. 23.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  25. 25.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  30. 30.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  31. 31.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  34. 34.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  35. 35.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  36. 36.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  37. 37.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  38. 38.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  40. 40.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu

Answer key

  1. b
  2. sounds like “I’ll”
  3. s
  4. hoh-TEL
  5. DET
  6. i-PIT-uh-mee
  7. WIM-in
  8. 2
  9. KYOO
  10. 4
  11. 1
  12. VEJ-tuh-bul
  13. l
  14. SWEET
  15. ri-SEET
  16. di-TUR-min
  17. b
  18. WIM-in
  19. WENZ-day
  20. 2
  21. EYE-lund
  22. sounds like “I’ll”
  23. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. b
  25. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  26. 2
  27. STAY-shun
  28. 1
  29. FILM
  30. SUT-ul
  31. DET
  32. 5
  33. SUR-kit
  34. BIS-kit
  35. ri-SEET
  36. EYE-lund
  37. SAM-un
  38. i-PIT-uh-mee
  39. p
  40. SKOOL

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