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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 641 · 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) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  2. 2.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  3. 3.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  6. 6.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  12. 12.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  18. 18.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  23. 23.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  24. 24.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  31. 31.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. 32.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  33. 33.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  36. 36.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  39. 39.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. SAM-un
  2. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  3. MIS-chi-vus
  4. 3
  5. KYOO
  6. PUR-pus
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. 4
  11. SWEET
  12. SEZ
  13. u
  14. 2
  15. SKOOL
  16. VEJ-tuh-bul
  17. u
  18. SUR-kit
  19. 2
  20. ri-SEET
  21. s
  22. b
  23. STAY-shun
  24. SWEET
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 4
  28. ri-SEET
  29. 1
  30. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  31. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. FILM
  33. sounds like “I’ll”
  34. b
  35. l
  36. WENZ-day
  37. b
  38. SUT-ul
  39. SED
  40. 2

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