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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 705 · 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 “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  2. 2.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  3. 3.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  5. 5.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  6. 6.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  7. 7.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  8. 8.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  13. 13.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  15. 15.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  16. 16.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  21. 21.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  22. 22.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  30. 30.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  32. 32.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  33. 33.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  34. 34.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  35. 35.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  36. 36.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  37. 37.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  38. 38.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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