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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 244 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  3. 3.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  7. 7.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  8. 8.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  15. 15.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  21. 21.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  22. 22.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  23. 23.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  24. 24.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  30. 30.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  31. 31.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  34. 34.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. PEET-suh
  3. PEET-suh
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. WIM-in
  7. RES-uh-pee
  8. DET
  9. 1
  10. VEJ-tuh-bul
  11. p
  12. b
  13. SAM-un
  14. b
  15. SUR-kit
  16. s
  17. EYE-lund
  18. 3
  19. 4
  20. di-TUR-min
  21. hoh-TEL
  22. SAM-un
  23. ri-SEET
  24. PUR-pus
  25. b
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. SED
  30. RES-uh-pee
  31. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  32. KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  34. BIS-kit
  35. 3
  36. WENZ-day
  37. u
  38. l
  39. SUT-ul
  40. 1

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