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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 728 · 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 “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  4. 4.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  5. 5.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  11. 11.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  15. 15.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  16. 16.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  18. 18.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  19. 19.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  23. 23.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  24. 24.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  25. 25.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  26. 26.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  34. 34.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  35. 35.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  36. 36.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  39. 39.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  40. 40.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez

Answer key

  1. PEET-suh
  2. 1
  3. KYOO
  4. RES-uh-pee
  5. KEM-is-tree
  6. b
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. SAM-un
  10. STAY-shun
  11. KYOO
  12. 1
  13. KAY-oss
  14. u
  15. SWEET
  16. PEET-suh
  17. s
  18. i-PIT-uh-mee
  19. di-TUR-min
  20. 3
  21. KUMF-tuh-bul
  22. u
  23. SED
  24. EYE-lund
  25. VEJ-tuh-bul
  26. SWEET
  27. l
  28. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  29. SUR-kit
  30. b
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. DET
  34. SAM-un
  35. di-VEL-up
  36. WENZ-day
  37. 3
  38. MIS-chi-vus
  39. WIM-in
  40. SEZ

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