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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 331 · 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 “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  3. 3.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  4. 4.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  5. 5.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  6. 6.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  7. 7.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  12. 12.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  13. 13.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  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 “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  19. 19.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  20. 20.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  23. 23.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  24. 24.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  25. 25.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  27. 27.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  28. 28.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  32. 32.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  33. 33.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  34. 34.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  35. 35.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  38. 38.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  39. 39.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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