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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 37 · 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 “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  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 “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  4. 4.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  13. 13.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  16. 16.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  19. 19.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  20. 20.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  21. 21.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  22. 22.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  28. 28.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  29. 29.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  31. 31.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  35. 35.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  36. 36.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  37. 37.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  38. 38.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u

Answer key

  1. KAY-oss
  2. KUMF-tuh-bul
  3. KEM-is-tree
  4. STAY-shun
  5. 2
  6. u
  7. l
  8. VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. 1
  10. KYOO
  11. 2
  12. KUMF-tuh-bul
  13. WENZ-day
  14. b
  15. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  16. MIS-chi-vus
  17. 2
  18. b
  19. i-PIT-uh-mee
  20. DOWT
  21. DET
  22. STAY-shun
  23. hoh-TEL
  24. 2
  25. s
  26. 1
  27. SEZ
  28. BIS-kit
  29. SED
  30. WENZ-day
  31. PEET-suh
  32. 2
  33. SUR-kit
  34. PEET-suh
  35. MIS-chi-vus
  36. WIM-in
  37. SWEET
  38. VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. 2
  40. u

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