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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 536 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  16. 16.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  25. 25.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  26. 26.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  31. 31.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  37. 37.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  38. 38.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. 39.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  40. 40.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED

Answer key

  1. b
  2. di-VEL-up
  3. u
  4. 2
  5. s
  6. p
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. WENZ-day
  10. VEJ-tuh-bul
  11. b
  12. BIS-kit
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. RES-uh-pee
  16. sounds like “I’ll”
  17. 2
  18. ri-SEET
  19. u
  20. 2
  21. SUR-kit
  22. b
  23. 1
  24. ri-SEET
  25. i-PIT-uh-mee
  26. WIM-in
  27. VEJ-tuh-bul
  28. 2
  29. WIM-in
  30. l
  31. STAY-shun
  32. 1
  33. 5
  34. SUT-ul
  35. 3
  36. i-PIT-uh-mee
  37. hoh-TEL
  38. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. BIS-kit
  40. SED

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