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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 587 · 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 “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  6. 6.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  10. 10.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  11. 11.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  14. 14.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  15. 15.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  16. 16.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  17. 17.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  20. 20.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  25. 25.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  26. 26.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  30. 30.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  31. 31.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  32. 32.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  33. 33.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  36. 36.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  37. 37.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  38. 38.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  40. 40.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun

Answer key

  1. STAY-shun
  2. l
  3. p
  4. 1
  5. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  6. sounds like “I’ll”
  7. PEET-suh
  8. 1
  9. u
  10. MIS-chi-vus
  11. PUR-pus
  12. b
  13. s
  14. RES-uh-pee
  15. ri-SEET
  16. di-TUR-min
  17. VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. 2
  19. KAY-oss
  20. BIS-kit
  21. 1
  22. b
  23. 5
  24. SUT-ul
  25. SKOOL
  26. MIS-chi-vus
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. KUMF-tuh-bul
  30. di-VEL-up
  31. SEZ
  32. ri-SEET
  33. hoh-TEL
  34. DOWT
  35. RES-uh-pee
  36. SUT-ul
  37. KEM-is-tree
  38. sounds like “I’ll”
  39. b
  40. STAY-shun

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