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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 62 · 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 do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  6. 6.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  12. 12.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  18. 18.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  19. 19.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  20. 20.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  21. 21.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  22. 22.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  26. 26.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  36. 36.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  37. 37.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  38. 38.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us

Answer key

  1. SAM-un
  2. l
  3. p
  4. 1
  5. EYE-lund
  6. ri-SEET
  7. 2
  8. s
  9. WENZ-day
  10. b
  11. PUR-pus
  12. FILM
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. PUR-pus
  18. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  19. BIS-kit
  20. SUR-kit
  21. DOWT
  22. KUMF-tuh-bul
  23. b
  24. 2
  25. STAY-shun
  26. KUMF-tuh-bul
  27. 1
  28. SAM-un
  29. 1
  30. SED
  31. 2
  32. b
  33. 2
  34. i-PIT-uh-mee
  35. RES-uh-pee
  36. BIS-kit
  37. di-TUR-min
  38. di-VEL-up
  39. 1
  40. MIS-chi-vus

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