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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 661 · 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 “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  6. 6.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  7. 7.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  8. 8.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  10. 10.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  11. 11.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  12. 12.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  13. 13.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  14. 14.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  18. 18.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  19. 19.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  20. 20.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  23. 23.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  24. 24.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  25. 25.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  26. 26.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  27. 27.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  28. 28.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  31. 31.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  40. 40.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO

Answer key

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

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