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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 24 · 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 “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  9. 9.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  15. 15.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  16. 16.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  17. 17.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  19. 19.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  21. 21.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  25. 25.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  28. 28.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  29. 29.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  35. 35.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  36. 36.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  37. 37.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  38. 38.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  40. 40.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP

Answer key

  1. s
  2. 4
  3. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  4. KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. b
  6. WENZ-day
  7. 3
  8. SAM-un
  9. di-TUR-min
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. b
  13. SEZ
  14. u
  15. KYOO
  16. PEET-suh
  17. KAY-oss
  18. p
  19. KUMF-tuh-bul
  20. WIM-in
  21. SKOOL
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. SWEET
  25. SUR-kit
  26. l
  27. RES-uh-pee
  28. PUR-pus
  29. ri-SEET
  30. 2
  31. SED
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. SUT-ul
  35. MIS-chi-vus
  36. sounds like “I’ll”
  37. DOWT
  38. SKOOL
  39. SUT-ul
  40. di-VEL-up

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