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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 349 · 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 “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  4. 4.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  5. 5.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  6. 6.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  7. 7.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  8. 8.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  9. 9.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  10. 10.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  11. 11.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  12. 12.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  17. 17.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  18. 18.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  19. 19.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  26. 26.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  29. 29.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  39. 39.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  40. 40.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree

Answer key

  1. SKOOL
  2. 2
  3. s
  4. SAM-un
  5. PUR-pus
  6. DOWT
  7. FILM
  8. hoh-TEL
  9. STAY-shun
  10. WIM-in
  11. MIS-chi-vus
  12. KUMF-tuh-bul
  13. 2
  14. SAM-un
  15. 3
  16. u
  17. i-PIT-uh-mee
  18. SUR-kit
  19. SED
  20. 1
  21. DOWT
  22. 3
  23. KYOO
  24. 2
  25. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  26. sounds like “I’ll”
  27. 1
  28. i-PIT-uh-mee
  29. FILM
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. KAY-oss
  33. STAY-shun
  34. b
  35. p
  36. b
  37. 1
  38. ri-SEET
  39. WENZ-day
  40. KEM-is-tree

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