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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 341 · 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.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  2. 2.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  3. 3.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  7. 7.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  11. 11.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  14. 14.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  21. 21.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  22. 22.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  31. 31.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  32. 32.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  35. 35.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  36. 36.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  37. 37.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  38. 38.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree

Answer key

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

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