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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 503 · 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.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  2. 2.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  4. 4.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  6. 6.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  7. 7.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  12. 12.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  13. 13.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  14. 14.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  16. 16.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  17. 17.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  20. 20.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  21. 21.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  26. 26.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  27. 27.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  31. 31.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  32. 32.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  33. 33.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  38. 38.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b

Answer key

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

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