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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 483 · 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 “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  4. 4.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  6. 6.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  8. 8.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  9. 9.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  13. 13.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  16. 16.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  17. 17.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  21. 21.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  22. 22.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  24. 24.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  29. 29.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  32. 32.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  33. 33.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  34. 34.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  35. 35.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. SUR-kit
  2. u
  3. s
  4. MIS-chi-vus
  5. p
  6. KYOO
  7. b
  8. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  9. STAY-shun
  10. 2
  11. DET
  12. PEET-suh
  13. STAY-shun
  14. 1
  15. di-VEL-up
  16. FILM
  17. WENZ-day
  18. 2
  19. SUT-ul
  20. WIM-in
  21. SUT-ul
  22. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  23. u
  24. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. b
  28. WENZ-day
  29. SKOOL
  30. 1
  31. l
  32. SEZ
  33. DET
  34. SWEET
  35. MIS-chi-vus
  36. 2
  37. EYE-lund
  38. 1
  39. hoh-TEL
  40. 3

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