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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 284 · 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 “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  4. 4.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. 5.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  8. 8.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  9. 9.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  10. 10.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  12. 12.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  16. 16.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  19. 19.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  20. 20.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  21. 21.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  22. 22.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  31. 31.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  36. 36.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  37. 37.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  38. 38.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo

Answer key

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

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