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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 402 · 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 “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  7. 7.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  8. 8.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  12. 12.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  14. 14.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  17. 17.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  18. 18.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  27. 27.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  28. 28.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  29. 29.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  30. 30.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  33. 33.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  35. 35.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  36. 36.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  39. 39.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. DET
  4. s
  5. 4
  6. SUR-kit
  7. KYOO
  8. di-VEL-up
  9. b
  10. 2
  11. PUR-pus
  12. SAM-un
  13. u
  14. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  15. 3
  16. EYE-lund
  17. RES-uh-pee
  18. WIM-in
  19. 3
  20. SUT-ul
  21. 2
  22. l
  23. 4
  24. PUR-pus
  25. hoh-TEL
  26. u
  27. i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. WIM-in
  29. KYOO
  30. SWEET
  31. 5
  32. di-VEL-up
  33. KUMF-tuh-bul
  34. p
  35. BIS-kit
  36. VEJ-tuh-bul
  37. 2
  38. SKOOL
  39. WENZ-day
  40. PEET-suh

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