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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 415 · 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 “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  7. 7.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  8. 8.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  11. 11.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  16. 16.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  17. 17.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. 18.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  19. 19.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  22. 22.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  27. 27.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  28. 28.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  31. 31.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  33. 33.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL

Answer key

  1. sounds like “I’ll”
  2. l
  3. s
  4. SEZ
  5. 1
  6. b
  7. DOWT
  8. di-TUR-min
  9. 1
  10. MIS-chi-vus
  11. BIS-kit
  12. 1
  13. u
  14. 1
  15. KYOO
  16. BIS-kit
  17. VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. PEET-suh
  19. FILM
  20. 2
  21. SEZ
  22. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  23. 1
  24. hoh-TEL
  25. b
  26. WENZ-day
  27. WENZ-day
  28. PUR-pus
  29. 2
  30. u
  31. SAM-un
  32. STAY-shun
  33. i-PIT-uh-mee
  34. i-PIT-uh-mee
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  38. EYE-lund
  39. 2
  40. SKOOL

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