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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 408 · 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 “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  4. 4.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  7. 7.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  8. 8.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  10. 10.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  11. 11.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  12. 12.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  13. 13.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  15. 15.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  22. 22.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  26. 26.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  28. 28.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  29. 29.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  30. 30.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  31. 31.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  32. 32.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  33. 33.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  39. 39.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  40. 40.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land

Answer key

  1. s
  2. 2
  3. SWEET
  4. KYOO
  5. 1
  6. VEJ-tuh-bul
  7. SKOOL
  8. DET
  9. b
  10. RES-uh-pee
  11. SAM-un
  12. KEM-is-tree
  13. DET
  14. u
  15. WIM-in
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. SUT-ul
  19. b
  20. b
  21. MIS-chi-vus
  22. di-TUR-min
  23. di-TUR-min
  24. 2
  25. SKOOL
  26. sounds like “I’ll”
  27. STAY-shun
  28. KUMF-tuh-bul
  29. SAM-un
  30. BIS-kit
  31. KAY-oss
  32. WENZ-day
  33. WENZ-day
  34. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  35. 4
  36. di-VEL-up
  37. 2
  38. PEET-suh
  39. KUMF-tuh-bul
  40. EYE-lund

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