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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 535 · 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 “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  3. 3.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  4. 4.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  5. 5.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  7. 7.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  15. 15.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  17. 17.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  23. 23.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  24. 24.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  26. 26.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  27. 27.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  28. 28.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  31. 31.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  32. 32.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  35. 35.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  36. 36.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  37. 37.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  40. 40.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ

Answer key

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

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