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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 301 · 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 “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  6. 6.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  10. 10.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  16. 16.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  18. 18.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  19. 19.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  20. 20.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  31. 31.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  32. 32.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  33. 33.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  36. 36.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  37. 37.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  40. 40.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. KYOO
  3. b
  4. SED
  5. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  6. SEZ
  7. 2
  8. KEM-is-tree
  9. b
  10. KUMF-tuh-bul
  11. SUT-ul
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 1
  15. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  16. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  17. l
  18. BIS-kit
  19. VEJ-tuh-bul
  20. DET
  21. 3
  22. hoh-TEL
  23. s
  24. KYOO
  25. 2
  26. b
  27. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  28. 3
  29. WIM-in
  30. WENZ-day
  31. RES-uh-pee
  32. SWEET
  33. di-VEL-up
  34. 2
  35. STAY-shun
  36. di-VEL-up
  37. SAM-un
  38. p
  39. u
  40. SKOOL

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