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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 326 · 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 “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  3. 3.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  4. 4.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  5. 5.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  8. 8.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  11. 11.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  16. 16.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  19. 19.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  20. 20.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  21. 21.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  22. 22.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  23. 23.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  28. 28.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  29. 29.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  30. 30.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  31. 31.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  34. 34.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  35. 35.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  36. 36.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  37. 37.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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