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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 436 · 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 “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  2. 2.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  8. 8.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  9. 9.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  11. 11.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  13. 13.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  16. 16.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  18. 18.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  19. 19.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  21. 21.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  22. 22.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  23. 23.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  26. 26.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  27. 27.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  31. 31.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  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 “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  38. 38.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  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 “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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