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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 6 · 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.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  3. 3.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  6. 6.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  7. 7.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  9. 9.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  10. 10.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  13. 13.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  14. 14.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  16. 16.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  21. 21.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  22. 22.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  25. 25.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  29. 29.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  30. 30.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  31. 31.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  34. 34.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  35. 35.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  39. 39.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land

Answer key

  1. SKOOL
  2. u
  3. ri-SEET
  4. 2
  5. b
  6. STAY-shun
  7. SED
  8. p
  9. SKOOL
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 2
  12. KYOO
  13. PEET-suh
  14. RES-uh-pee
  15. s
  16. di-TUR-min
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. FILM
  20. u
  21. WIM-in
  22. SUT-ul
  23. 5
  24. STAY-shun
  25. EYE-lund
  26. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  27. DOWT
  28. l
  29. VEJ-tuh-bul
  30. BIS-kit
  31. WENZ-day
  32. 2
  33. hoh-TEL
  34. DET
  35. hoh-TEL
  36. 1
  37. BIS-kit
  38. SUT-ul
  39. PUR-pus
  40. EYE-lund

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