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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 350 · 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.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  2. 2.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  6. 6.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  7. 7.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  8. 8.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  9. 9.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  10. 10.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  14. 14.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  21. 21.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  30. 30.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  31. 31.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  34. 34.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  35. 35.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  36. 36.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  37. 37.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  38. 38.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. 39.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. ri-SEET
  2. KEM-is-tree
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. SKOOL
  6. PUR-pus
  7. MIS-chi-vus
  8. KEM-is-tree
  9. KYOO
  10. di-VEL-up
  11. b
  12. b
  13. u
  14. BIS-kit
  15. 1
  16. DET
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. s
  20. u
  21. KUMF-tuh-bul
  22. 4
  23. 1
  24. b
  25. SEZ
  26. 3
  27. di-VEL-up
  28. 1
  29. DOWT
  30. sounds like “I’ll”
  31. DOWT
  32. 4
  33. SUR-kit
  34. VEJ-tuh-bul
  35. SAM-un
  36. WIM-in
  37. di-TUR-min
  38. VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. PEET-suh
  40. 2

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