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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 296 · 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 “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  4. 4.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  5. 5.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  6. 6.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  13. 13.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  14. 14.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  17. 17.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  18. 18.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  20. 20.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  22. 22.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  27. 27.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  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 “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  36. 36.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  3. di-TUR-min
  4. KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. KYOO
  6. di-VEL-up
  7. p
  8. s
  9. 5
  10. SUR-kit
  11. b
  12. PEET-suh
  13. FILM
  14. RES-uh-pee
  15. 2
  16. di-VEL-up
  17. WENZ-day
  18. sounds like “I’ll”
  19. b
  20. STAY-shun
  21. l
  22. BIS-kit
  23. u
  24. EYE-lund
  25. 2
  26. SUT-ul
  27. SED
  28. u
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. RES-uh-pee
  32. 2
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. hoh-TEL
  36. WIM-in
  37. 4
  38. SAM-un
  39. 3
  40. sounds like “I’ll”

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