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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 493 · 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 “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  3. 3.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  4. 4.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  7. 7.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  12. 12.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  13. 13.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  14. 14.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  19. 19.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  23. 23.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  24. 24.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  25. 25.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  33. 33.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  34. 34.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  35. 35.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  36. 36.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  40. 40.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss

Answer key

  1. WIM-in
  2. s
  3. di-VEL-up
  4. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  5. 2
  6. KAY-oss
  7. SUT-ul
  8. b
  9. SUT-ul
  10. 2
  11. u
  12. i-PIT-uh-mee
  13. SWEET
  14. WENZ-day
  15. MIS-chi-vus
  16. VEJ-tuh-bul
  17. b
  18. KYOO
  19. sounds like “I’ll”
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. DET
  23. di-VEL-up
  24. STAY-shun
  25. WENZ-day
  26. 4
  27. SUR-kit
  28. RES-uh-pee
  29. 2
  30. u
  31. 2
  32. KYOO
  33. sounds like “I’ll”
  34. EYE-lund
  35. SEZ
  36. RES-uh-pee
  37. l
  38. 1
  39. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  40. KAY-oss

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