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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 323 · 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 “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  3. 3.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  8. 8.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 11.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  12. 12.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  13. 13.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  14. 14.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  18. 18.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  19. 19.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  20. 20.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  21. 21.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  22. 22.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  25. 25.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  26. 26.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  27. 27.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  34. 34.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  35. 35.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  37. 37.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  38. 38.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  39. 39.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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