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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 307 · 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.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  2. 2.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  3. 3.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  4. 4.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  7. 7.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  10. 10.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  11. 11.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  12. 12.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  13. 13.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  14. 14.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  16. 16.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  21. 21.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  22. 22.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  23. 23.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  24. 24.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  26. 26.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  31. 31.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  32. 32.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  33. 33.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  34. 34.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  35. 35.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  36. 36.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  37. 37.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  40. 40.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT

Answer key

  1. p
  2. SED
  3. KEM-is-tree
  4. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  5. b
  6. u
  7. BIS-kit
  8. 2
  9. i-PIT-uh-mee
  10. SED
  11. di-TUR-min
  12. SWEET
  13. KYOO
  14. WENZ-day
  15. b
  16. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  17. b
  18. u
  19. 1
  20. SUT-ul
  21. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  22. ri-SEET
  23. SEZ
  24. WENZ-day
  25. s
  26. SUR-kit
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. di-TUR-min
  31. DET
  32. SKOOL
  33. sounds like “I’ll”
  34. EYE-lund
  35. i-PIT-uh-mee
  36. DOWT
  37. hoh-TEL
  38. 3
  39. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  40. BIS-kit

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