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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 258 · 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 “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  5. 5.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  6. 6.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  13. 13.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  15. 15.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  21. 21.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  22. 22.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  23. 23.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  24. 24.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  31. 31.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  32. 32.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  33. 33.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  34. 34.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  38. 38.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun

Answer key

  1. STAY-shun
  2. s
  3. 3
  4. b
  5. DOWT
  6. PUR-pus
  7. l
  8. 1
  9. di-TUR-min
  10. 2
  11. b
  12. BIS-kit
  13. ri-SEET
  14. 4
  15. sounds like “I’ll”
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. SWEET
  19. b
  20. EYE-lund
  21. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  22. WENZ-day
  23. SAM-un
  24. KUMF-tuh-bul
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. SKOOL
  28. 5
  29. SUR-kit
  30. PEET-suh
  31. ri-SEET
  32. sounds like “I’ll”
  33. WENZ-day
  34. DET
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. MIS-chi-vus
  38. FILM
  39. 2
  40. STAY-shun

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