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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 192 · 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 “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  4. 4.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  10. 10.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  13. 13.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  19. 19.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  20. 20.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  21. 21.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  23. 23.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  24. 24.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  25. 25.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  26. 26.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  27. 27.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  30. 30.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  33. 33.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  34. 34.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  35. 35.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. s
  2. b
  3. u
  4. KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. b
  6. SUT-ul
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. SWEET
  10. MIS-chi-vus
  11. l
  12. p
  13. SEZ
  14. u
  15. 3
  16. SWEET
  17. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  18. EYE-lund
  19. FILM
  20. SKOOL
  21. SEZ
  22. PEET-suh
  23. ri-SEET
  24. BIS-kit
  25. sounds like “I’ll”
  26. FILM
  27. WIM-in
  28. 1
  29. di-VEL-up
  30. KYOO
  31. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  32. SUR-kit
  33. STAY-shun
  34. SAM-un
  35. SAM-un
  36. 2
  37. KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 2

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