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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 396 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  2. 2.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  3. 3.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  9. 9.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. 18.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  19. 19.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  20. 20.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  21. 21.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  22. 22.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  23. 23.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  24. 24.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  27. 27.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  30. 30.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  32. 32.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  37. 37.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  40. 40.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED

Answer key

  1. b
  2. i-PIT-uh-mee
  3. ri-SEET
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. p
  8. u
  9. MIS-chi-vus
  10. 2
  11. RES-uh-pee
  12. 2
  13. KEM-is-tree
  14. s
  15. l
  16. b
  17. VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. KUMF-tuh-bul
  19. WIM-in
  20. BIS-kit
  21. SED
  22. DET
  23. SKOOL
  24. WENZ-day
  25. 2
  26. di-TUR-min
  27. PUR-pus
  28. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  29. sounds like “I’ll”
  30. SWEET
  31. b
  32. sounds like “I’ll”
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. di-VEL-up
  37. DOWT
  38. 1
  39. KAY-oss
  40. SED

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