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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 386 · 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 “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  3. 3.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  4. 4.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. 5.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  8. 8.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  10. 10.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  17. 17.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  21. 21.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  22. 22.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  23. 23.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  24. 24.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  25. 25.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  26. 26.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  27. 27.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  30. 30.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  38. 38.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  39. 39.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. MIS-chi-vus
  3. KEM-is-tree
  4. KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. SWEET
  6. 2
  7. DOWT
  8. VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. p
  10. SUR-kit
  11. s
  12. l
  13. 2
  14. WENZ-day
  15. 2
  16. STAY-shun
  17. i-PIT-uh-mee
  18. 1
  19. b
  20. hoh-TEL
  21. EYE-lund
  22. VEJ-tuh-bul
  23. SUR-kit
  24. KYOO
  25. PUR-pus
  26. SAM-un
  27. WENZ-day
  28. 2
  29. u
  30. BIS-kit
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. SAM-un
  35. 3
  36. b
  37. SEZ
  38. KYOO
  39. KUMF-tuh-bul
  40. 2

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