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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 338 · 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 “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  4. 4.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  7. 7.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  8. 8.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  9. 9.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  10. 10.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  11. 11.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  12. 12.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  20. 20.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  23. 23.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  24. 24.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  25. 25.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  26. 26.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  29. 29.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  30. 30.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  36. 36.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  37. 37.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”

Answer key

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

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