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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 412 · 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 do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  2. 2.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  4. 4.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  5. 5.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  12. 12.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  13. 13.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  15. 15.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  21. 21.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  27. 27.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  28. 28.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  29. 29.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  30. 30.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  33. 33.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  36. 36.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  37. 37.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  38. 38.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee

Answer key

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

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