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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 290 · 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 “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  2. 2.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  7. 7.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  8. 8.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  9. 9.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  10. 10.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  11. 11.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  17. 17.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  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 “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  22. 22.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  23. 23.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  29. 29.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  30. 30.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  33. 33.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  34. 34.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  36. 36.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  40. 40.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul

Answer key

  1. DET
  2. PEET-suh
  3. b
  4. u
  5. 3
  6. di-VEL-up
  7. di-TUR-min
  8. STAY-shun
  9. i-PIT-uh-mee
  10. sounds like “I’ll”
  11. sounds like “I’ll”
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. MIS-chi-vus
  16. s
  17. SUT-ul
  18. MIS-chi-vus
  19. WIM-in
  20. 1
  21. p
  22. SAM-un
  23. di-TUR-min
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. l
  29. KEM-is-tree
  30. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  31. 4
  32. SED
  33. i-PIT-uh-mee
  34. FILM
  35. b
  36. RES-uh-pee
  37. b
  38. RES-uh-pee
  39. u
  40. hoh-TEL

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