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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 267 · 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.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  6. 6.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  7. 7.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  12. 12.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  13. 13.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  15. 15.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  16. 16.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  19. 19.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  22. 22.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  24. 24.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  25. 25.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  26. 26.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  31. 31.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  37. 37.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  38. 38.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  39. 39.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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