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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 332 · 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) p (c) c
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  4. 4.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  13. 13.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  14. 14.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  19. 19.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  20. 20.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  24. 24.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  27. 27.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  29. 29.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  32. 32.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  33. 33.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  34. 34.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  37. 37.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  38. 38.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee

Answer key

  1. p
  2. 3
  3. VEJ-tuh-bul
  4. SEZ
  5. 1
  6. b
  7. 1
  8. hoh-TEL
  9. 4
  10. WENZ-day
  11. 2
  12. b
  13. PEET-suh
  14. KAY-oss
  15. 3
  16. di-TUR-min
  17. b
  18. SEZ
  19. SED
  20. MIS-chi-vus
  21. u
  22. 2
  23. KUMF-tuh-bul
  24. KYOO
  25. 2
  26. l
  27. SKOOL
  28. s
  29. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  30. 2
  31. STAY-shun
  32. MIS-chi-vus
  33. ri-SEET
  34. BIS-kit
  35. 4
  36. di-VEL-up
  37. ri-SEET
  38. i-PIT-uh-mee
  39. 1
  40. RES-uh-pee

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