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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 70 · 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 “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  2. 2.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  3. 3.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  4. 4.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  7. 7.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. 9.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  13. 13.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  17. 17.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  18. 18.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  19. 19.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  22. 22.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  23. 23.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  24. 24.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  25. 25.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  29. 29.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  30. 30.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  33. 33.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  34. 34.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  35. 35.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  36. 36.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  37. 37.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  38. 38.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  40. 40.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN

Answer key

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

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