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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 538 · 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) l (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  5. 5.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  7. 7.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  8. 8.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  11. 11.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  12. 12.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  13. 13.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  20. 20.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  21. 21.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  24. 24.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  33. 33.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  34. 34.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  35. 35.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  40. 40.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE

Answer key

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

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