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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 384 · 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.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  3. 3.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  4. 4.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  5. 5.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  7. 7.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  11. 11.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  18. 18.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  20. 20.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  23. 23.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  24. 24.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  25. 25.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  26. 26.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  38. 38.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  40. 40.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm

Answer key

  1. b
  2. ri-SEET
  3. FILM
  4. SAM-un
  5. DOWT
  6. b
  7. i-PIT-uh-mee
  8. l
  9. KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. s
  11. di-VEL-up
  12. 2
  13. WENZ-day
  14. 3
  15. di-TUR-min
  16. b
  17. u
  18. SUR-kit
  19. p
  20. hoh-TEL
  21. 1
  22. PEET-suh
  23. SUR-kit
  24. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  25. KAY-oss
  26. PUR-pus
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. SWEET
  31. 2
  32. STAY-shun
  33. STAY-shun
  34. 4
  35. PUR-pus
  36. 2
  37. KYOO
  38. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. u
  40. i-PIT-uh-mee

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