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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 418 · 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) n (b) s (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  3. 3.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  4. 4.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  5. 5.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  6. 6.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  7. 7.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  8. 8.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. 9.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  13. 13.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  14. 14.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  18. 18.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  19. 19.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  22. 22.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  23. 23.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  34. 34.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  35. 35.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  36. 36.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land

Answer key

  1. s
  2. l
  3. EYE-lund
  4. STAY-shun
  5. SKOOL
  6. SED
  7. MIS-chi-vus
  8. VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. STAY-shun
  10. VEJ-tuh-bul
  11. 3
  12. KYOO
  13. KUMF-tuh-bul
  14. di-TUR-min
  15. 2
  16. SUR-kit
  17. u
  18. ri-SEET
  19. BIS-kit
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. SWEET
  23. i-PIT-uh-mee
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. p
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. SUR-kit
  31. 2
  32. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  33. PEET-suh
  34. SED
  35. hoh-TEL
  36. KAY-oss
  37. b
  38. FILM
  39. 1
  40. EYE-lund

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