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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 649 · 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 “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  4. 4.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  6. 6.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  8. 8.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  13. 13.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  15. 15.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  16. 16.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  17. 17.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  26. 26.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  30. 30.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  31. 31.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  32. 32.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  33. 33.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  34. 34.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  36. 36.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  37. 37.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  38. 38.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. MIS-chi-vus
  2. b
  3. KAY-oss
  4. STAY-shun
  5. u
  6. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  7. p
  8. PEET-suh
  9. s
  10. 3
  11. b
  12. KUMF-tuh-bul
  13. VEJ-tuh-bul
  14. KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. SWEET
  16. STAY-shun
  17. ri-SEET
  18. RES-uh-pee
  19. 4
  20. di-TUR-min
  21. 2
  22. DOWT
  23. 2
  24. SUR-kit
  25. hoh-TEL
  26. KYOO
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. l
  30. KEM-is-tree
  31. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. PUR-pus
  33. SED
  34. WENZ-day
  35. b
  36. sounds like “I’ll”
  37. EYE-lund
  38. WENZ-day
  39. SUT-ul
  40. 1

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