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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 215 · 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 “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. 5.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  6. 6.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  7. 7.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  8. 8.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  12. 12.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  13. 13.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  14. 14.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  17. 17.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  18. 18.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  21. 21.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  22. 22.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  23. 23.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  24. 24.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  31. 31.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  33. 33.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  40. 40.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT

Answer key

  1. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  2. 1
  3. b
  4. VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. BIS-kit
  6. KYOO
  7. PEET-suh
  8. sounds like “I’ll”
  9. l
  10. WIM-in
  11. s
  12. SAM-un
  13. di-VEL-up
  14. VEJ-tuh-bul
  15. 3
  16. SAM-un
  17. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  18. di-TUR-min
  19. 3
  20. i-PIT-uh-mee
  21. SED
  22. SUT-ul
  23. EYE-lund
  24. SUR-kit
  25. u
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. b
  30. FILM
  31. RES-uh-pee
  32. u
  33. SWEET
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. STAY-shun
  37. 2
  38. b
  39. KAY-oss
  40. DET

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