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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 413 · 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 “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  2. 2.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  3. 3.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  5. 5.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  6. 6.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  8. 8.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  11. 11.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  12. 12.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  13. 13.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  25. 25.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  26. 26.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  27. 27.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  28. 28.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  29. 29.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  30. 30.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  31. 31.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  32. 32.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  33. 33.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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