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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 653 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  3. 3.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  5. 5.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  6. 6.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  7. 7.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  9. 9.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  12. 12.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  13. 13.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  16. 16.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  19. 19.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  23. 23.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  27. 27.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  28. 28.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  32. 32.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  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.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  37. 37.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  38. 38.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit

Answer key

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

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