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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 729 · 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 “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  2. 2.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  3. 3.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  4. 4.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  5. 5.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  8. 8.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  10. 10.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  11. 11.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  12. 12.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  13. 13.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  14. 14.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  16. 16.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  18. 18.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  23. 23.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  26. 26.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  30. 30.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  36. 36.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  37. 37.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  40. 40.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM

Answer key

  1. KUMF-tuh-bul
  2. BIS-kit
  3. DOWT
  4. i-PIT-uh-mee
  5. di-VEL-up
  6. 1
  7. KYOO
  8. sounds like “I’ll”
  9. s
  10. KAY-oss
  11. VEJ-tuh-bul
  12. WENZ-day
  13. STAY-shun
  14. i-PIT-uh-mee
  15. p
  16. MIS-chi-vus
  17. b
  18. SUR-kit
  19. u
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. l
  23. VEJ-tuh-bul
  24. 2
  25. KUMF-tuh-bul
  26. RES-uh-pee
  27. DET
  28. 2
  29. KEM-is-tree
  30. SEZ
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. SEZ
  35. u
  36. WIM-in
  37. EYE-lund
  38. 3
  39. RES-uh-pee
  40. FILM

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