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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 611 · 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 “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  5. 5.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  6. 6.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  7. 7.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  8. 8.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  9. 9.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  14. 14.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  17. 17.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  23. 23.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  24. 24.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  26. 26.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  27. 27.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  28. 28.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  29. 29.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  34. 34.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  35. 35.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  36. 36.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  38. 38.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”

Answer key

  1. KAY-oss
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. EYE-lund
  5. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  6. KYOO
  7. MIS-chi-vus
  8. PUR-pus
  9. MIS-chi-vus
  10. b
  11. di-VEL-up
  12. 2
  13. di-TUR-min
  14. hoh-TEL
  15. 2
  16. s
  17. PUR-pus
  18. b
  19. b
  20. WIM-in
  21. u
  22. p
  23. KYOO
  24. SWEET
  25. ri-SEET
  26. VEJ-tuh-bul
  27. FILM
  28. SEZ
  29. KEM-is-tree
  30. 2
  31. BIS-kit
  32. l
  33. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  34. EYE-lund
  35. SUT-ul
  36. SKOOL
  37. u
  38. hoh-TEL
  39. 2
  40. sounds like “I’ll”

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