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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 530 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  3. 3.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  4. 4.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  5. 5.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  6. 6.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  8. 8.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  9. 9.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  15. 15.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  16. 16.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  17. 17.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  20. 20.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  21. 21.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  27. 27.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  28. 28.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  30. 30.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  31. 31.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  32. 32.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  33. 33.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  36. 36.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  37. 37.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  39. 39.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  40. 40.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus

Answer key

  1. l
  2. s
  3. SED
  4. PUR-pus
  5. SUR-kit
  6. SAM-un
  7. u
  8. KUMF-tuh-bul
  9. EYE-lund
  10. 5
  11. 2
  12. VEJ-tuh-bul
  13. 4
  14. p
  15. DET
  16. MIS-chi-vus
  17. PEET-suh
  18. 1
  19. u
  20. SKOOL
  21. hoh-TEL
  22. RES-uh-pee
  23. VEJ-tuh-bul
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. b
  27. EYE-lund
  28. FILM
  29. di-TUR-min
  30. SUT-ul
  31. WENZ-day
  32. SKOOL
  33. KUMF-tuh-bul
  34. 2
  35. b
  36. SED
  37. DOWT
  38. PEET-suh
  39. SAM-un
  40. PUR-pus

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