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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 3 · 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 “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  2. 2.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  3. 3.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  7. 7.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  10. 10.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  14. 14.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  16. 16.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  17. 17.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  18. 18.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  23. 23.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  28. 28.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  30. 30.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  33. 33.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  36. 36.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  37. 37.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee

Answer key

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

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