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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 387 · 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.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  4. 4.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  5. 5.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  6. 6.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  7. 7.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  8. 8.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  18. 18.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  19. 19.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  20. 20.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  22. 22.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  25. 25.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  26. 26.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  29. 29.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  37. 37.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  40. 40.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer

Answer key

  1. SWEET
  2. 2
  3. b
  4. STAY-shun
  5. KAY-oss
  6. SAM-un
  7. BIS-kit
  8. MIS-chi-vus
  9. p
  10. 2
  11. SWEET
  12. VEJ-tuh-bul
  13. 1
  14. b
  15. 3
  16. u
  17. l
  18. MIS-chi-vus
  19. WENZ-day
  20. WENZ-day
  21. u
  22. di-VEL-up
  23. 1
  24. SUR-kit
  25. KEM-is-tree
  26. SUT-ul
  27. 1
  28. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  29. sounds like “I’ll”
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. VEJ-tuh-bul
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  37. ri-SEET
  38. 2
  39. hoh-TEL
  40. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer

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