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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 388 · 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 “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  3. 3.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  9. 9.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  10. 10.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  13. 13.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  16. 16.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  27. 27.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  31. 31.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  32. 32.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  34. 34.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  35. 35.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  36. 36.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  38. 38.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. SUT-ul
  2. p
  3. BIS-kit
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. SKOOL
  7. 2
  8. SUT-ul
  9. SAM-un
  10. SUR-kit
  11. 1
  12. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  13. WENZ-day
  14. 3
  15. u
  16. KEM-is-tree
  17. 1
  18. l
  19. b
  20. 3
  21. u
  22. 3
  23. MIS-chi-vus
  24. 4
  25. b
  26. WIM-in
  27. i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. DOWT
  31. WENZ-day
  32. ri-SEET
  33. SAM-un
  34. SEZ
  35. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  36. SWEET
  37. KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  39. 2
  40. 1

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