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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 524 · 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 do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  6. 6.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  14. 14.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  15. 15.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  16. 16.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  17. 17.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  18. 18.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  19. 19.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  20. 20.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  21. 21.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  22. 22.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  23. 23.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  26. 26.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  28. 28.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  30. 30.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  31. 31.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  32. 32.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  40. 40.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot

Answer key

  1. EYE-lund
  2. b
  3. KEM-is-tree
  4. p
  5. s
  6. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  7. 1
  8. RES-uh-pee
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. SWEET
  12. 2
  13. DET
  14. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  15. MIS-chi-vus
  16. SAM-un
  17. KAY-oss
  18. WIM-in
  19. EYE-lund
  20. di-VEL-up
  21. ri-SEET
  22. SEZ
  23. KEM-is-tree
  24. 2
  25. hoh-TEL
  26. KUMF-tuh-bul
  27. STAY-shun
  28. PUR-pus
  29. u
  30. SKOOL
  31. DOWT
  32. SEZ
  33. 1
  34. STAY-shun
  35. 1
  36. WENZ-day
  37. 1
  38. b
  39. SED
  40. SUR-kit

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