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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 551 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  5. 5.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  12. 12.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  15. 15.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  16. 16.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  17. 17.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  21. 21.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  25. 25.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  29. 29.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  37. 37.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  40. 40.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. u
  3. 1
  4. EYE-lund
  5. RES-uh-pee
  6. l
  7. KUMF-tuh-bul
  8. 2
  9. 1
  10. DET
  11. SUT-ul
  12. KEM-is-tree
  13. b
  14. PUR-pus
  15. VEJ-tuh-bul
  16. KAY-oss
  17. BIS-kit
  18. 2
  19. s
  20. sounds like “I’ll”
  21. SWEET
  22. b
  23. 2
  24. p
  25. VEJ-tuh-bul
  26. b
  27. 2
  28. SUR-kit
  29. SKOOL
  30. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. SEZ
  32. 1
  33. di-VEL-up
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. MIS-chi-vus
  37. KYOO
  38. 4
  39. WIM-in
  40. DOWT

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