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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 714 · 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.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  3. 3.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  4. 4.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  7. 7.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  8. 8.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  9. 9.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  11. 11.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  15. 15.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  19. 19.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  23. 23.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
  24. 24.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  25. 25.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  31. 31.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  33. 33.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  34. 34.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  35. 35.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  39. 39.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  40. 40.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD

Answer key

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

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