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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 320 · 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 do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  2. 2.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  5. 5.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  9. 9.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  10. 10.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  13. 13.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  19. 19.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  20. 20.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  23. 23.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  24. 24.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  25. 25.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  31. 31.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  32. 32.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  35. 35.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL

Answer key

  1. PUR-pus
  2. i-PIT-uh-mee
  3. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  4. SED
  5. sounds like “I’ll”
  6. l
  7. 1
  8. SEZ
  9. KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. SWEET
  11. 2
  12. SKOOL
  13. MIS-chi-vus
  14. b
  15. u
  16. 1
  17. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  18. ri-SEET
  19. RES-uh-pee
  20. KYOO
  21. 2
  22. WENZ-day
  23. KAY-oss
  24. WIM-in
  25. DOWT
  26. 3
  27. KUMF-tuh-bul
  28. s
  29. 3
  30. SED
  31. PEET-suh
  32. di-VEL-up
  33. 2
  34. WENZ-day
  35. EYE-lund
  36. 1
  37. p
  38. SUT-ul
  39. 2
  40. hoh-TEL

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