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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 277 · 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 “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  15. 15.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  20. 20.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  21. 21.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  22. 22.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  24. 24.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  25. 25.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  29. 29.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  31. 31.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  32. 32.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  33. 33.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  34. 34.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  35. 35.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  36. 36.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. hoh-TEL
  4. VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. l
  6. b
  7. u
  8. KUMF-tuh-bul
  9. KYOO
  10. 1
  11. SUR-kit
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. p
  15. PUR-pus
  16. 3
  17. b
  18. MIS-chi-vus
  19. PEET-suh
  20. sounds like “I’ll”
  21. i-PIT-uh-mee
  22. BIS-kit
  23. di-TUR-min
  24. SAM-un
  25. SKOOL
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. ri-SEET
  29. SED
  30. b
  31. PEET-suh
  32. SUT-ul
  33. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  34. STAY-shun
  35. di-VEL-up
  36. RES-uh-pee
  37. 2
  38. WIM-in
  39. s
  40. 2

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