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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 405 · 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 “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  2. 2.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  3. 3.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  4. 4.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  5. 5.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  6. 6.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  7. 7.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  8. 8.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  9. 9.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  10. 10.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  14. 14.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  18. 18.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  21. 21.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  22. 22.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  27. 27.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  29. 29.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  30. 30.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  31. 31.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  33. 33.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  35. 35.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-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 do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  40. 40.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day

Answer key

  1. VEJ-tuh-bul
  2. EYE-lund
  3. SAM-un
  4. SKOOL
  5. SUR-kit
  6. KEM-is-tree
  7. di-VEL-up
  8. KAY-oss
  9. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  10. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  11. u
  12. 1
  13. b
  14. SEZ
  15. 1
  16. PEET-suh
  17. s
  18. KYOO
  19. 4
  20. p
  21. hoh-TEL
  22. di-TUR-min
  23. 5
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. BIS-kit
  27. SAM-un
  28. b
  29. di-VEL-up
  30. FILM
  31. SUR-kit
  32. STAY-shun
  33. ri-SEET
  34. u
  35. SUT-ul
  36. 3
  37. KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  39. MIS-chi-vus
  40. WENZ-day

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