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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 432 · 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 “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  2. 2.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  3. 3.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  4. 4.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  10. 10.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  13. 13.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  14. 14.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  15. 15.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  18. 18.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  19. 19.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  28. 28.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  31. 31.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  32. 32.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  35. 35.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  39. 39.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  40. 40.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez

Answer key

  1. hoh-TEL
  2. KEM-is-tree
  3. VEJ-tuh-bul
  4. DET
  5. s
  6. b
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. sounds like “I’ll”
  10. DET
  11. 2
  12. WIM-in
  13. SED
  14. VEJ-tuh-bul
  15. KUMF-tuh-bul
  16. 2
  17. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  18. WENZ-day
  19. EYE-lund
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. BIS-kit
  23. di-TUR-min
  24. b
  25. 3
  26. BIS-kit
  27. u
  28. KAY-oss
  29. 1
  30. l
  31. KAY-oss
  32. SUT-ul
  33. 2
  34. DOWT
  35. di-VEL-up
  36. u
  37. 2
  38. FILM
  39. ri-SEET
  40. SEZ

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