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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 499 · 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 “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  2. 2.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  8. 8.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  11. 11.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  12. 12.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  13. 13.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  14. 14.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  16. 16.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  20. 20.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  27. 27.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  30. 30.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  36. 36.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  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 “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
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. RES-uh-pee
  2. KEM-is-tree
  3. u
  4. s
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. SAM-un
  8. SUR-kit
  9. 3
  10. PEET-suh
  11. hoh-TEL
  12. STAY-shun
  13. SWEET
  14. di-VEL-up
  15. p
  16. PEET-suh
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. SWEET
  20. i-PIT-uh-mee
  21. 2
  22. KAY-oss
  23. 1
  24. MIS-chi-vus
  25. l
  26. b
  27. di-VEL-up
  28. 2
  29. BIS-kit
  30. VEJ-tuh-bul
  31. 5
  32. 2
  33. WIM-in
  34. 2
  35. KYOO
  36. SED
  37. i-PIT-uh-mee
  38. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  39. b
  40. 3

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