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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 65 · 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 “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  2. 2.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  3. 3.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  4. 4.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  5. 5.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  6. 6.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  12. 12.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  13. 13.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  16. 16.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  19. 19.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  25. 25.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  26. 26.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  27. 27.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  28. 28.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  29. 29.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  33. 33.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  36. 36.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. 39.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. VEJ-tuh-bul
  2. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  3. ri-SEET
  4. SUR-kit
  5. SEZ
  6. DET
  7. 2
  8. b
  9. 1
  10. KUMF-tuh-bul
  11. l
  12. RES-uh-pee
  13. KEM-is-tree
  14. b
  15. s
  16. SUR-kit
  17. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  18. p
  19. EYE-lund
  20. 1
  21. SAM-un
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. KAY-oss
  25. SED
  26. WIM-in
  27. sounds like “I’ll”
  28. PUR-pus
  29. BIS-kit
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. u
  33. EYE-lund
  34. 2
  35. WIM-in
  36. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  37. 3
  38. KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. di-TUR-min
  40. 2

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