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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 623 · 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-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  7. 7.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  8. 8.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  11. 11.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  12. 12.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  15. 15.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  16. 16.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  17. 17.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  21. 21.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  23. 23.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  24. 24.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  29. 29.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund

Answer key

  1. MIS-chi-vus
  2. l
  3. 1
  4. RES-uh-pee
  5. 1
  6. hoh-TEL
  7. KUMF-tuh-bul
  8. SKOOL
  9. 2
  10. PEET-suh
  11. KEM-is-tree
  12. DOWT
  13. VEJ-tuh-bul
  14. SED
  15. ri-SEET
  16. DET
  17. SEZ
  18. b
  19. 2
  20. p
  21. SAM-un
  22. s
  23. SED
  24. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  25. 1
  26. STAY-shun
  27. 1
  28. di-TUR-min
  29. WENZ-day
  30. 2
  31. SWEET
  32. 3
  33. PUR-pus
  34. i-PIT-uh-mee
  35. u
  36. 1
  37. 3
  38. di-TUR-min
  39. SUT-ul
  40. EYE-lund

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