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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 573 · 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 do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  4. 4.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  9. 9.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. 10.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  12. 12.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  16. 16.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  19. 19.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  25. 25.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  29. 29.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  31. 31.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  32. 32.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  33. 33.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  34. 34.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  38. 38.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  39. 39.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  40. 40.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo

Answer key

  1. SUR-kit
  2. 3
  3. KAY-oss
  4. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  5. b
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. PEET-suh
  9. KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. PEET-suh
  11. u
  12. SED
  13. b
  14. BIS-kit
  15. p
  16. DET
  17. 1
  18. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  19. MIS-chi-vus
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. i-PIT-uh-mee
  25. EYE-lund
  26. u
  27. s
  28. di-TUR-min
  29. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  30. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. DOWT
  32. i-PIT-uh-mee
  33. WIM-in
  34. di-TUR-min
  35. 2
  36. VEJ-tuh-bul
  37. b
  38. KAY-oss
  39. STAY-shun
  40. KYOO

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