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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 486 · 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 “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  2. 2.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  3. 3.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  4. 4.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  5. 5.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  6. 6.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  7. 7.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  14. 14.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  19. 19.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  20. 20.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  23. 23.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  28. 28.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  29. 29.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  30. 30.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  31. 31.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss

Answer key

  1. WENZ-day
  2. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  3. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  4. KYOO
  5. KEM-is-tree
  6. SUR-kit
  7. DET
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. EYE-lund
  14. SUT-ul
  15. i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. 2
  17. KUMF-tuh-bul
  18. u
  19. WIM-in
  20. SAM-un
  21. u
  22. RES-uh-pee
  23. i-PIT-uh-mee
  24. b
  25. 5
  26. b
  27. SKOOL
  28. SWEET
  29. SKOOL
  30. ri-SEET
  31. hoh-TEL
  32. 2
  33. PEET-suh
  34. 1
  35. l
  36. 3
  37. p
  38. KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. 1
  40. KAY-oss

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