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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 227 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  2. 2.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  3. 3.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  4. 4.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  5. 5.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  16. 16.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  19. 19.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  20. 20.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  21. 21.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  22. 22.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  23. 23.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  28. 28.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  29. 29.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  30. 30.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  33. 33.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  34. 34.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  35. 35.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. l
  2. DET
  3. SKOOL
  4. SED
  5. EYE-lund
  6. b
  7. 2
  8. ri-SEET
  9. u
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. BIS-kit
  13. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  14. s
  15. SUT-ul
  16. DOWT
  17. 4
  18. hoh-TEL
  19. i-PIT-uh-mee
  20. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  21. SEZ
  22. SUR-kit
  23. KEM-is-tree
  24. 2
  25. di-TUR-min
  26. 2
  27. KEM-is-tree
  28. SUT-ul
  29. i-PIT-uh-mee
  30. KYOO
  31. 1
  32. SWEET
  33. BIS-kit
  34. RES-uh-pee
  35. SWEET
  36. p
  37. 2
  38. ri-SEET
  39. b
  40. 2

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