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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 291 · 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 “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  6. 6.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  7. 7.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  8. 8.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  9. 9.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  10. 10.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  11. 11.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  12. 12.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  16. 16.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  18. 18.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  20. 20.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  21. 21.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  25. 25.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  26. 26.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  27. 27.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  36. 36.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. PUR-pus
  6. ri-SEET
  7. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  8. EYE-lund
  9. SED
  10. FILM
  11. SAM-un
  12. DET
  13. 1
  14. SUR-kit
  15. MIS-chi-vus
  16. SUT-ul
  17. p
  18. FILM
  19. u
  20. EYE-lund
  21. BIS-kit
  22. PEET-suh
  23. 1
  24. sounds like “I’ll”
  25. ri-SEET
  26. SED
  27. KYOO
  28. RES-uh-pee
  29. b
  30. 1
  31. WENZ-day
  32. l
  33. WENZ-day
  34. 1
  35. sounds like “I’ll”
  36. MIS-chi-vus
  37. 1
  38. di-VEL-up
  39. 2
  40. KAY-oss

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