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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 180 · 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 “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  3. 3.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  4. 4.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  9. 9.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  11. 11.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  17. 17.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  18. 18.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  19. 19.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  21. 21.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  22. 22.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  25. 25.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  26. 26.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  29. 29.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  39. 39.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s

Answer key

  1. u
  2. l
  3. EYE-lund
  4. di-TUR-min
  5. 1
  6. p
  7. 2
  8. hoh-TEL
  9. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  10. KUMF-tuh-bul
  11. PUR-pus
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. FILM
  17. FILM
  18. i-PIT-uh-mee
  19. SKOOL
  20. b
  21. SUR-kit
  22. MIS-chi-vus
  23. 2
  24. STAY-shun
  25. SEZ
  26. KYOO
  27. 2
  28. i-PIT-uh-mee
  29. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  30. 2
  31. ri-SEET
  32. 2
  33. WIM-in
  34. b
  35. s
  36. MIS-chi-vus
  37. 2
  38. SUR-kit
  39. KEM-is-tree
  40. u

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