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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 346 · 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 “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  3. 3.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  4. 4.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  9. 9.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  12. 12.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  14. 14.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  16. 16.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  17. 17.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  18. 18.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  19. 19.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  22. 22.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  23. 23.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  24. 24.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  25. 25.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  29. 29.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  30. 30.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  31. 31.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  32. 32.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  34. 34.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  35. 35.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  38. 38.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  39. 39.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. b
  2. KUMF-tuh-bul
  3. ri-SEET
  4. di-VEL-up
  5. 2
  6. SUR-kit
  7. b
  8. WIM-in
  9. DOWT
  10. 1
  11. KUMF-tuh-bul
  12. hoh-TEL
  13. u
  14. di-VEL-up
  15. MIS-chi-vus
  16. PEET-suh
  17. SAM-un
  18. SUT-ul
  19. SKOOL
  20. 1
  21. KYOO
  22. i-PIT-uh-mee
  23. VEJ-tuh-bul
  24. EYE-lund
  25. sounds like “I’ll”
  26. 4
  27. 1
  28. u
  29. DET
  30. BIS-kit
  31. SED
  32. FILM
  33. l
  34. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  35. KEM-is-tree
  36. s
  37. WENZ-day
  38. EYE-lund
  39. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  40. 3

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