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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 64 · 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 “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  3. 3.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  4. 4.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  5. 5.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  8. 8.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  9. 9.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  10. 10.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  13. 13.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  16. 16.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  17. 17.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  18. 18.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  23. 23.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  26. 26.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  27. 27.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  29. 29.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  30. 30.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  38. 38.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut

Answer key

  1. s
  2. l
  3. EYE-lund
  4. sounds like “I’ll”
  5. SEZ
  6. 2
  7. u
  8. KUMF-tuh-bul
  9. ri-SEET
  10. RES-uh-pee
  11. 1
  12. hoh-TEL
  13. KAY-oss
  14. 3
  15. SWEET
  16. hoh-TEL
  17. MIS-chi-vus
  18. SWEET
  19. b
  20. b
  21. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  22. RES-uh-pee
  23. i-PIT-uh-mee
  24. 4
  25. SAM-un
  26. FILM
  27. SKOOL
  28. di-VEL-up
  29. WIM-in
  30. KUMF-tuh-bul
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. p
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. SED
  38. STAY-shun
  39. b
  40. DET

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