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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 26 · 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 do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  5. 5.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  6. 6.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  7. 7.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  8. 8.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  9. 9.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  10. 10.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  14. 14.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  15. 15.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  30. 30.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  32. 32.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  33. 33.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  34. 34.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  38. 38.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. BIS-kit
  2. b
  3. SKOOL
  4. RES-uh-pee
  5. VEJ-tuh-bul
  6. SED
  7. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  8. di-VEL-up
  9. WENZ-day
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 3
  12. KUMF-tuh-bul
  13. di-TUR-min
  14. di-VEL-up
  15. DET
  16. s
  17. u
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. EYE-lund
  22. b
  23. 2
  24. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  25. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  26. SKOOL
  27. 1
  28. KUMF-tuh-bul
  29. u
  30. SUT-ul
  31. sounds like “I’ll”
  32. SUR-kit
  33. KYOO
  34. SED
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. KEM-is-tree
  38. KEM-is-tree
  39. 2
  40. 1

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