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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 259 · 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 “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  4. 4.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  8. 8.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  9. 9.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  10. 10.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  11. 11.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  16. 16.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  17. 17.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  21. 21.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  22. 22.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  30. 30.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  31. 31.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  35. 35.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  39. 39.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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