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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 407 · 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 “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  2. 2.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  3. 3.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  9. 9.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  11. 11.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  13. 13.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  15. 15.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  16. 16.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  22. 22.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  26. 26.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  27. 27.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  29. 29.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  30. 30.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  33. 33.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  34. 34.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  36. 36.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  39. 39.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  40. 40.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul

Answer key

  1. hoh-TEL
  2. SKOOL
  3. di-TUR-min
  4. b
  5. b
  6. RES-uh-pee
  7. 3
  8. di-VEL-up
  9. SEZ
  10. u
  11. KUMF-tuh-bul
  12. p
  13. KYOO
  14. SUT-ul
  15. FILM
  16. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. 1
  20. 4
  21. SUR-kit
  22. SEZ
  23. l
  24. 2
  25. MIS-chi-vus
  26. SWEET
  27. WENZ-day
  28. u
  29. BIS-kit
  30. PUR-pus
  31. 2
  32. KAY-oss
  33. DOWT
  34. sounds like “I’ll”
  35. s
  36. ri-SEET
  37. 2
  38. EYE-lund
  39. ri-SEET
  40. VEJ-tuh-bul

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