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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 423 · 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 “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  2. 2.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  3. 3.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  4. 4.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  6. 6.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  8. 8.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  17. 17.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  18. 18.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  19. 19.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  23. 23.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  29. 29.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  31. 31.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  32. 32.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  39. 39.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  2. WIM-in
  3. MIS-chi-vus
  4. hoh-TEL
  5. u
  6. WENZ-day
  7. s
  8. SUT-ul
  9. l
  10. KUMF-tuh-bul
  11. b
  12. 2
  13. EYE-lund
  14. p
  15. 1
  16. SEZ
  17. SED
  18. DET
  19. FILM
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. i-PIT-uh-mee
  23. SKOOL
  24. VEJ-tuh-bul
  25. SED
  26. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  27. 2
  28. di-VEL-up
  29. EYE-lund
  30. u
  31. SEZ
  32. KYOO
  33. WENZ-day
  34. 4
  35. BIS-kit
  36. 2
  37. ri-SEET
  38. b
  39. ri-SEET
  40. 2

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