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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 598 · 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 “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  7. 7.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  9. 9.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  10. 10.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  12. 12.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  16. 16.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  19. 19.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  20. 20.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  25. 25.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  26. 26.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  27. 27.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  28. 28.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  29. 29.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  30. 30.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  36. 36.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  38. 38.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  39. 39.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  40. 40.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH

Answer key

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

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