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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 431 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  3. 3.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  4. 4.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  7. 7.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  8. 8.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  9. 9.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  11. 11.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  13. 13.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  28. 28.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  29. 29.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  30. 30.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  31. 31.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  34. 34.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  36. 36.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  37. 37.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  38. 38.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. DET
  3. di-TUR-min
  4. WENZ-day
  5. 3
  6. PUR-pus
  7. SUR-kit
  8. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  9. KAY-oss
  10. u
  11. KYOO
  12. VEJ-tuh-bul
  13. SUT-ul
  14. 1
  15. b
  16. 2
  17. RES-uh-pee
  18. 2
  19. l
  20. u
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. PEET-suh
  25. 1
  26. WENZ-day
  27. b
  28. WIM-in
  29. SEZ
  30. DET
  31. EYE-lund
  32. s
  33. VEJ-tuh-bul
  34. ri-SEET
  35. PEET-suh
  36. SAM-un
  37. BIS-kit
  38. SAM-un
  39. 4
  40. 5

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