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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 601 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  3. 3.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  6. 6.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  11. 11.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  13. 13.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  17. 17.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  26. 26.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  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 many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  32. 32.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  35. 35.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  37. 37.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. SAM-un
  3. KEM-is-tree
  4. di-TUR-min
  5. u
  6. SUR-kit
  7. 1
  8. s
  9. 1
  10. STAY-shun
  11. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  12. BIS-kit
  13. STAY-shun
  14. 5
  15. PEET-suh
  16. u
  17. SUR-kit
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. RES-uh-pee
  21. b
  22. 1
  23. RES-uh-pee
  24. 1
  25. p
  26. MIS-chi-vus
  27. 4
  28. DET
  29. VEJ-tuh-bul
  30. 1
  31. EYE-lund
  32. BIS-kit
  33. PEET-suh
  34. b
  35. KEM-is-tree
  36. i-PIT-uh-mee
  37. DET
  38. VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. hoh-TEL
  40. EYE-lund

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