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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 621 · 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 “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  6. 6.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  7. 7.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  10. 10.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  13. 13.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  14. 14.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  15. 15.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  16. 16.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  19. 19.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  31. 31.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  32. 32.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  38. 38.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  39. 39.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  40. 40.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED

Answer key

  1. MIS-chi-vus
  2. 4
  3. BIS-kit
  4. 2
  5. di-VEL-up
  6. sounds like “I’ll”
  7. VEJ-tuh-bul
  8. s
  9. u
  10. BIS-kit
  11. 3
  12. VEJ-tuh-bul
  13. RES-uh-pee
  14. SED
  15. SEZ
  16. KAY-oss
  17. 1
  18. b
  19. PUR-pus
  20. 1
  21. b
  22. 4
  23. WENZ-day
  24. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  25. ri-SEET
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. SKOOL
  29. 3
  30. SUT-ul
  31. SAM-un
  32. WENZ-day
  33. KUMF-tuh-bul
  34. 2
  35. RES-uh-pee
  36. 2
  37. SUT-ul
  38. hoh-TEL
  39. di-TUR-min
  40. SED

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