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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 665 · 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-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  3. 3.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  8. 8.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  9. 9.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  13. 13.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  15. 15.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  16. 16.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  17. 17.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  18. 18.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  19. 19.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  24. 24.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  25. 25.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  28. 28.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  32. 32.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  36. 36.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  37. 37.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT

Answer key

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

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