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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 354 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  8. 8.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  15. 15.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  19. 19.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  20. 20.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  24. 24.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  26. 26.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  27. 27.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  28. 28.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  29. 29.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  30. 30.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  32. 32.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  33. 33.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  36. 36.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  37. 37.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  38. 38.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  39. 39.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  40. 40.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul

Answer key

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

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