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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 225 · 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.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  3. 3.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  4. 4.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  5. 5.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  8. 8.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  13. 13.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  15. 15.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  17. 17.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  18. 18.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  19. 19.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  22. 22.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  23. 23.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  25. 25.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  26. 26.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  27. 27.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  29. 29.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  30. 30.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  31. 31.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  32. 32.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  33. 33.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  36. 36.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  40. 40.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO

Answer key

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

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