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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 567 · 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) b (b) t (c) d
  2. 2.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  3. 3.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  4. 4.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  7. 7.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  12. 12.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  18. 18.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  25. 25.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  26. 26.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  27. 27.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  28. 28.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  29. 29.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  35. 35.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  36. 36.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  38. 38.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  40. 40.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit

Answer key

  1. b
  2. SEZ
  3. WIM-in
  4. MIS-chi-vus
  5. 1
  6. KYOO
  7. i-PIT-uh-mee
  8. b
  9. 2
  10. b
  11. VEJ-tuh-bul
  12. WENZ-day
  13. VEJ-tuh-bul
  14. KEM-is-tree
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. EYE-lund
  18. SWEET
  19. 2
  20. l
  21. 2
  22. KAY-oss
  23. 5
  24. ri-SEET
  25. RES-uh-pee
  26. SAM-un
  27. di-VEL-up
  28. sounds like “I’ll”
  29. KEM-is-tree
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. u
  35. hoh-TEL
  36. SUT-ul
  37. KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. SUT-ul
  39. PEET-suh
  40. BIS-kit

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