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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 216 · 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 “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  2. 2.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  3. 3.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  4. 4.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  5. 5.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  6. 6.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  8. 8.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  9. 9.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  17. 17.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  22. 22.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  27. 27.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  30. 30.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  31. 31.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  32. 32.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  35. 35.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  36. 36.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME

Answer key

  1. SUR-kit
  2. BIS-kit
  3. WIM-in
  4. SEZ
  5. SAM-un
  6. KEM-is-tree
  7. l
  8. ri-SEET
  9. VEJ-tuh-bul
  10. 1
  11. SUR-kit
  12. s
  13. p
  14. 2
  15. KUMF-tuh-bul
  16. u
  17. KEM-is-tree
  18. 2
  19. WENZ-day
  20. b
  21. SKOOL
  22. di-TUR-min
  23. 2
  24. b
  25. di-VEL-up
  26. b
  27. SEZ
  28. 2
  29. PUR-pus
  30. SED
  31. EYE-lund
  32. MIS-chi-vus
  33. 2
  34. PEET-suh
  35. di-VEL-up
  36. di-TUR-min
  37. 5
  38. DOWT
  39. 4
  40. i-PIT-uh-mee

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