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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 247 · 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 “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  2. 2.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  6. 6.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  7. 7.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  8. 8.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  17. 17.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  18. 18.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  19. 19.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  21. 21.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  22. 22.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  26. 26.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  27. 27.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  28. 28.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  29. 29.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  30. 30.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  36. 36.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  40. 40.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo

Answer key

  1. SED
  2. di-TUR-min
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  6. FILM
  7. STAY-shun
  8. SWEET
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. RES-uh-pee
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. l
  15. b
  16. DET
  17. SEZ
  18. SUT-ul
  19. STAY-shun
  20. b
  21. di-VEL-up
  22. WENZ-day
  23. 5
  24. 1
  25. KAY-oss
  26. di-VEL-up
  27. MIS-chi-vus
  28. WIM-in
  29. EYE-lund
  30. i-PIT-uh-mee
  31. 3
  32. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. SAM-un
  34. PEET-suh
  35. b
  36. di-TUR-min
  37. 1
  38. i-PIT-uh-mee
  39. SEZ
  40. KYOO

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