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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 525 · 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) s (b) n (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  4. 4.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  7. 7.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  10. 10.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  16. 16.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  17. 17.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  20. 20.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  21. 21.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  26. 26.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  27. 27.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  28. 28.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  29. 29.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  30. 30.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  33. 33.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  34. 34.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  37. 37.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  38. 38.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. 39.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. s
  2. b
  3. MIS-chi-vus
  4. KYOO
  5. 2
  6. STAY-shun
  7. sounds like “I’ll”
  8. 4
  9. VEJ-tuh-bul
  10. SAM-un
  11. 2
  12. 5
  13. u
  14. 2
  15. DOWT
  16. WENZ-day
  17. ri-SEET
  18. 2
  19. DOWT
  20. BIS-kit
  21. SUT-ul
  22. l
  23. FILM
  24. p
  25. hoh-TEL
  26. RES-uh-pee
  27. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  28. KEM-is-tree
  29. STAY-shun
  30. SEZ
  31. sounds like “I’ll”
  32. SKOOL
  33. VEJ-tuh-bul
  34. BIS-kit
  35. 2
  36. SUR-kit
  37. PUR-pus
  38. KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  40. 3

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