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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 467 · 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 “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  3. 3.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  4. 4.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  5. 5.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  6. 6.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  8. 8.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  9. 9.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  10. 10.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  12. 12.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  19. 19.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  20. 20.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  21. 21.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  22. 22.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  23. 23.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  24. 24.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  26. 26.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  27. 27.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  29. 29.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  30. 30.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  31. 31.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  34. 34.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. BIS-kit
  3. STAY-shun
  4. KYOO
  5. BIS-kit
  6. RES-uh-pee
  7. b
  8. SKOOL
  9. di-VEL-up
  10. KEM-is-tree
  11. p
  12. KUMF-tuh-bul
  13. l
  14. 1
  15. s
  16. ri-SEET
  17. 3
  18. u
  19. KAY-oss
  20. EYE-lund
  21. SUR-kit
  22. sounds like “I’ll”
  23. SUR-kit
  24. PUR-pus
  25. PEET-suh
  26. SED
  27. di-TUR-min
  28. RES-uh-pee
  29. KYOO
  30. SUT-ul
  31. VEJ-tuh-bul
  32. 2
  33. b
  34. MIS-chi-vus
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. PEET-suh
  39. 2
  40. WIM-in

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