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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 306 · 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 “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  3. 3.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  4. 4.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  5. 5.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  9. 9.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  10. 10.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  11. 11.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. 16.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  17. 17.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  25. 25.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  26. 26.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  27. 27.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  29. 29.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  30. 30.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  31. 31.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  37. 37.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe

Answer key

  1. i-PIT-uh-mee
  2. u
  3. SUT-ul
  4. hoh-TEL
  5. EYE-lund
  6. PEET-suh
  7. 2
  8. s
  9. KAY-oss
  10. ri-SEET
  11. FILM
  12. 2
  13. u
  14. 2
  15. i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. KEM-is-tree
  17. VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. MIS-chi-vus
  23. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  25. SEZ
  26. EYE-lund
  27. KUMF-tuh-bul
  28. di-VEL-up
  29. SED
  30. KEM-is-tree
  31. DOWT
  32. b
  33. b
  34. b
  35. 1
  36. STAY-shun
  37. ri-SEET
  38. 2
  39. SED
  40. RES-uh-pee

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