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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 511 · 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 “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  7. 7.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  8. 8.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  9. 9.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  10. 10.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  13. 13.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  14. 14.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  19. 19.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  20. 20.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  23. 23.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  24. 24.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  25. 25.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  26. 26.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  27. 27.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  31. 31.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  32. 32.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  34. 34.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  38. 38.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  40. 40.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL

Answer key

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

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