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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 501 · 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 “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  8. 8.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  9. 9.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  10. 10.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  11. 11.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  14. 14.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  15. 15.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  18. 18.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  19. 19.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  22. 22.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  30. 30.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  32. 32.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. 33.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  36. 36.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  37. 37.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  38. 38.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. hoh-TEL
  2. p
  3. b
  4. VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. b
  6. b
  7. SED
  8. sounds like “I’ll”
  9. EYE-lund
  10. MIS-chi-vus
  11. KAY-oss
  12. 1
  13. u
  14. KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. BIS-kit
  16. 3
  17. SAM-un
  18. SKOOL
  19. RES-uh-pee
  20. 5
  21. di-TUR-min
  22. KUMF-tuh-bul
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 2
  26. BIS-kit
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. di-TUR-min
  30. WENZ-day
  31. u
  32. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. KYOO
  34. 3
  35. FILM
  36. di-VEL-up
  37. WIM-in
  38. SED
  39. 2
  40. 1

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