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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 710 · 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 “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  4. 4.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  9. 9.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  10. 10.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  11. 11.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  12. 12.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  20. 20.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  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.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  23. 23.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  24. 24.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  25. 25.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  26. 26.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  27. 27.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  30. 30.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  31. 31.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  36. 36.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  37. 37.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  40. 40.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree

Answer key

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

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