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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 218 · 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) t (c) b
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  4. 4.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  9. 9.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  14. 14.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  17. 17.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  18. 18.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  19. 19.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  36. 36.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  38. 38.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  40. 40.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET

Answer key

  1. b
  2. 1
  3. EYE-lund
  4. FILM
  5. SKOOL
  6. l
  7. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  8. i-PIT-uh-mee
  9. i-PIT-uh-mee
  10. STAY-shun
  11. u
  12. 2
  13. sounds like “I’ll”
  14. RES-uh-pee
  15. 1
  16. PUR-pus
  17. MIS-chi-vus
  18. SAM-un
  19. di-TUR-min
  20. b
  21. VEJ-tuh-bul
  22. b
  23. p
  24. 1
  25. SUR-kit
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. PEET-suh
  30. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  31. 2
  32. WENZ-day
  33. WENZ-day
  34. 3
  35. SUT-ul
  36. SEZ
  37. KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. MIS-chi-vus
  39. PEET-suh
  40. DET

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