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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 273 · 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 “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  5. 5.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  8. 8.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  9. 9.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  10. 10.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  11. 11.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  18. 18.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  19. 19.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  20. 20.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  33. 33.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  35. 35.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  36. 36.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  37. 37.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  40. 40.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”

Answer key

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

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