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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 608 · 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 “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  2. 2.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  3. 3.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  5. 5.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  6. 6.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  7. 7.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  9. 9.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  14. 14.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  15. 15.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  22. 22.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  23. 23.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  34. 34.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  38. 38.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  39. 39.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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