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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 691 · 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.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  2. 2.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  4. 4.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  5. 5.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  6. 6.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  9. 9.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  11. 11.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  14. 14.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  17. 17.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  18. 18.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  22. 22.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  23. 23.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  24. 24.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  25. 25.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  26. 26.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  29. 29.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  30. 30.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  31. 31.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  34. 34.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  37. 37.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET

Answer key

  1. s
  2. SEZ
  3. l
  4. DOWT
  5. PEET-suh
  6. SED
  7. u
  8. b
  9. SWEET
  10. u
  11. KEM-is-tree
  12. b
  13. di-VEL-up
  14. SWEET
  15. 1
  16. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  17. VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. KEM-is-tree
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. ri-SEET
  22. i-PIT-uh-mee
  23. SUT-ul
  24. SUT-ul
  25. DET
  26. WENZ-day
  27. PEET-suh
  28. b
  29. STAY-shun
  30. di-VEL-up
  31. WENZ-day
  32. 2
  33. FILM
  34. sounds like “I’ll”
  35. 2
  36. STAY-shun
  37. BIS-kit
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. ri-SEET

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