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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 376 · 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) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  4. 4.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  8. 8.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  11. 11.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  16. 16.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  17. 17.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  18. 18.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  19. 19.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  20. 20.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  21. 21.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  26. 26.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  28. 28.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  33. 33.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  39. 39.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l

Answer key

  1. SKOOL
  2. 2
  3. di-TUR-min
  4. SEZ
  5. 2
  6. KUMF-tuh-bul
  7. WENZ-day
  8. RES-uh-pee
  9. 1
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. EYE-lund
  12. b
  13. 3
  14. s
  15. WIM-in
  16. FILM
  17. PUR-pus
  18. SEZ
  19. SAM-un
  20. PEET-suh
  21. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. u
  25. SAM-un
  26. sounds like “I’ll”
  27. b
  28. SED
  29. u
  30. di-TUR-min
  31. 5
  32. di-VEL-up
  33. VEJ-tuh-bul
  34. p
  35. b
  36. KUMF-tuh-bul
  37. 3
  38. di-VEL-up
  39. STAY-shun
  40. l

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