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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 196 · 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.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  2. 2.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  3. 3.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  14. 14.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  15. 15.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  16. 16.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  17. 17.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  20. 20.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  21. 21.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  26. 26.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  27. 27.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. 28.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  31. 31.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  32. 32.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  38. 38.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. KYOO
  2. i-PIT-uh-mee
  3. MIS-chi-vus
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. ri-SEET
  7. 1
  8. sounds like “I’ll”
  9. 2
  10. KYOO
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. SUR-kit
  14. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  15. STAY-shun
  16. KAY-oss
  17. RES-uh-pee
  18. 2
  19. PEET-suh
  20. sounds like “I’ll”
  21. MIS-chi-vus
  22. DET
  23. l
  24. 3
  25. hoh-TEL
  26. hoh-TEL
  27. i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. BIS-kit
  29. 2
  30. PUR-pus
  31. di-TUR-min
  32. SED
  33. 3
  34. KAY-oss
  35. b
  36. s
  37. RES-uh-pee
  38. BIS-kit
  39. 3
  40. 2

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