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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 371 · 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 “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  2. 2.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  3. 3.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  4. 4.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  5. 5.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  6. 6.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  7. 7.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  8. 8.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  15. 15.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  27. 27.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  28. 28.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  29. 29.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  30. 30.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  31. 31.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  37. 37.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  2. EYE-lund
  3. MIS-chi-vus
  4. i-PIT-uh-mee
  5. ri-SEET
  6. FILM
  7. KAY-oss
  8. SEZ
  9. 2
  10. hoh-TEL
  11. 2
  12. 3
  13. b
  14. KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. DET
  16. 2
  17. EYE-lund
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. SUT-ul
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. p
  27. VEJ-tuh-bul
  28. FILM
  29. SKOOL
  30. KUMF-tuh-bul
  31. i-PIT-uh-mee
  32. l
  33. SAM-un
  34. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  35. 1
  36. SWEET
  37. di-VEL-up
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 1

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