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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 703 · 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 “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  2. 2.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  7. 7.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  8. 8.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  11. 11.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  12. 12.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  14. 14.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  21. 21.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  26. 26.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  27. 27.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  28. 28.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  31. 31.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  32. 32.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  33. 33.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  36. 36.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  37. 37.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t

Answer key

  1. RES-uh-pee
  2. SUR-kit
  3. u
  4. b
  5. 1
  6. ri-SEET
  7. KEM-is-tree
  8. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  9. VEJ-tuh-bul
  10. KYOO
  11. DET
  12. BIS-kit
  13. di-TUR-min
  14. i-PIT-uh-mee
  15. b
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. PEET-suh
  19. 2
  20. SUR-kit
  21. MIS-chi-vus
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. STAY-shun
  26. SKOOL
  27. VEJ-tuh-bul
  28. KAY-oss
  29. 2
  30. KAY-oss
  31. PUR-pus
  32. di-TUR-min
  33. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  34. 2
  35. s
  36. KUMF-tuh-bul
  37. DOWT
  38. 3
  39. l
  40. b

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