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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 59 · 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 “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  3. 3.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  8. 8.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  9. 9.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  10. 10.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  11. 11.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  14. 14.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  19. 19.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  20. 20.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  21. 21.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  32. 32.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  33. 33.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  39. 39.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. hoh-TEL
  2. SAM-un
  3. EYE-lund
  4. p
  5. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  6. i-PIT-uh-mee
  7. ri-SEET
  8. STAY-shun
  9. BIS-kit
  10. FILM
  11. PEET-suh
  12. ri-SEET
  13. b
  14. WENZ-day
  15. 2
  16. u
  17. 3
  18. KUMF-tuh-bul
  19. KEM-is-tree
  20. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  21. VEJ-tuh-bul
  22. 1
  23. SED
  24. b
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. b
  28. s
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. WENZ-day
  32. WIM-in
  33. MIS-chi-vus
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. l
  37. 3
  38. PUR-pus
  39. sounds like “I’ll”
  40. 1

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