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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 420 · 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 “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  2. 2.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  4. 4.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  5. 5.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  9. 9.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  11. 11.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  14. 14.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  15. 15.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  19. 19.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  20. 20.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  21. 21.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  26. 26.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  27. 27.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  28. 28.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  29. 29.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  32. 32.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  35. 35.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  36. 36.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  38. 38.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  39. 39.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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