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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 428 · 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 “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  8. 8.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  10. 10.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  11. 11.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  12. 12.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  19. 19.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  20. 20.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  22. 22.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  23. 23.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  24. 24.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  25. 25.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  26. 26.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  29. 29.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  30. 30.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  35. 35.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  36. 36.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon

Answer key

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

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