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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 45 · 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 “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  4. 4.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  6. 6.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  7. 7.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  17. 17.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  18. 18.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  19. 19.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  21. 21.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  25. 25.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  28. 28.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  29. 29.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  30. 30.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  31. 31.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  32. 32.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  33. 33.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  34. 34.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  37. 37.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  38. 38.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  39. 39.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  40. 40.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul

Answer key

  1. VEJ-tuh-bul
  2. 1
  3. u
  4. i-PIT-uh-mee
  5. s
  6. PUR-pus
  7. DOWT
  8. l
  9. 2
  10. u
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. di-TUR-min
  14. 1
  15. KEM-is-tree
  16. b
  17. KAY-oss
  18. DET
  19. WENZ-day
  20. p
  21. SUT-ul
  22. b
  23. 2
  24. MIS-chi-vus
  25. SUT-ul
  26. 3
  27. SEZ
  28. KUMF-tuh-bul
  29. SUR-kit
  30. SAM-un
  31. di-TUR-min
  32. RES-uh-pee
  33. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  34. BIS-kit
  35. b
  36. FILM
  37. WENZ-day
  38. SWEET
  39. sounds like “I’ll”
  40. KUMF-tuh-bul

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