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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 28 · 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 “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  2. 2.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  9. 9.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  10. 10.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  11. 11.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  13. 13.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  14. 14.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  15. 15.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  16. 16.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  20. 20.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  21. 21.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  23. 23.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  27. 27.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  28. 28.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  33. 33.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  34. 34.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  35. 35.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  36. 36.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. di-VEL-up
  2. ri-SEET
  3. b
  4. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  5. b
  6. hoh-TEL
  7. 2
  8. s
  9. FILM
  10. WENZ-day
  11. SKOOL
  12. u
  13. KYOO
  14. PUR-pus
  15. PEET-suh
  16. SWEET
  17. KUMF-tuh-bul
  18. STAY-shun
  19. b
  20. SUT-ul
  21. WENZ-day
  22. p
  23. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. l
  25. 2
  26. BIS-kit
  27. SAM-un
  28. DOWT
  29. 4
  30. ri-SEET
  31. 3
  32. SKOOL
  33. SAM-un
  34. SUR-kit
  35. RES-uh-pee
  36. hoh-TEL
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 2

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