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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 631 · 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.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  5. 5.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  8. 8.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  9. 9.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  10. 10.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  18. 18.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  19. 19.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  20. 20.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  21. 21.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  22. 22.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  24. 24.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  25. 25.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  26. 26.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  27. 27.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  28. 28.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. b
  2. di-TUR-min
  3. 3
  4. KEM-is-tree
  5. SWEET
  6. 3
  7. sounds like “I’ll”
  8. RES-uh-pee
  9. WENZ-day
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 1
  12. KEM-is-tree
  13. p
  14. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. SEZ
  18. EYE-lund
  19. MIS-chi-vus
  20. DET
  21. SUR-kit
  22. ri-SEET
  23. s
  24. VEJ-tuh-bul
  25. DET
  26. SED
  27. KAY-oss
  28. FILM
  29. 4
  30. BIS-kit
  31. 2
  32. l
  33. 1
  34. MIS-chi-vus
  35. b
  36. 2
  37. u
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 3

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