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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 512 · 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.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  3. 3.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  4. 4.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  7. 7.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  11. 11.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  12. 12.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  16. 16.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  17. 17.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  22. 22.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  23. 23.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  25. 25.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  26. 26.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  27. 27.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  28. 28.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  29. 29.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  30. 30.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  31. 31.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  32. 32.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  35. 35.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  36. 36.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  38. 38.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund

Answer key

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

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