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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 563 · 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.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  5. 5.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  6. 6.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  10. 10.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  11. 11.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  13. 13.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  15. 15.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  18. 18.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  21. 21.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  23. 23.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  24. 24.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. 32.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  34. 34.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  35. 35.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  39. 39.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  40. 40.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel

Answer key

  1. BIS-kit
  2. b
  3. s
  4. SKOOL
  5. SEZ
  6. di-TUR-min
  7. l
  8. 2
  9. u
  10. BIS-kit
  11. WIM-in
  12. u
  13. di-VEL-up
  14. EYE-lund
  15. SUR-kit
  16. b
  17. PEET-suh
  18. SWEET
  19. 2
  20. PEET-suh
  21. SAM-un
  22. p
  23. KAY-oss
  24. di-VEL-up
  25. KUMF-tuh-bul
  26. hoh-TEL
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. KYOO
  30. 2
  31. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. KEM-is-tree
  33. STAY-shun
  34. FILM
  35. STAY-shun
  36. 1
  37. b
  38. 3
  39. i-PIT-uh-mee
  40. hoh-TEL

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