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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 494 · 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 “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  7. 7.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  12. 12.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  13. 13.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. 15.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  16. 16.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  17. 17.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  18. 18.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  19. 19.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. 24.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  25. 25.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  30. 30.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  34. 34.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  37. 37.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. EYE-lund
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. u
  5. b
  6. di-TUR-min
  7. SUT-ul
  8. 1
  9. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  10. b
  11. u
  12. SAM-un
  13. DET
  14. KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. SAM-un
  16. KUMF-tuh-bul
  17. RES-uh-pee
  18. SEZ
  19. EYE-lund
  20. l
  21. PEET-suh
  22. 2
  23. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. RES-uh-pee
  25. DOWT
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. b
  29. s
  30. SEZ
  31. 4
  32. KYOO
  33. p
  34. SKOOL
  35. 1
  36. KYOO
  37. i-PIT-uh-mee
  38. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. ri-SEET
  40. 1

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