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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 203 · 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) d (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  7. 7.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  10. 10.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  11. 11.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  14. 14.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  18. 18.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  19. 19.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  20. 20.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  21. 21.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  22. 22.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  23. 23.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  24. 24.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  35. 35.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  36. 36.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  39. 39.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. b
  2. di-VEL-up
  3. 3
  4. SED
  5. l
  6. s
  7. PEET-suh
  8. 5
  9. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  10. SUR-kit
  11. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  12. 1
  13. p
  14. KYOO
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. ri-SEET
  18. SAM-un
  19. KUMF-tuh-bul
  20. KEM-is-tree
  21. STAY-shun
  22. SWEET
  23. KUMF-tuh-bul
  24. EYE-lund
  25. 4
  26. DET
  27. 3
  28. b
  29. 2
  30. SUR-kit
  31. 2
  32. EYE-lund
  33. 3
  34. KAY-oss
  35. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  36. STAY-shun
  37. 1
  38. i-PIT-uh-mee
  39. PUR-pus
  40. 4

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