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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 733 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  3. 3.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  4. 4.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  7. 7.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  11. 11.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  14. 14.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  29. 29.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  30. 30.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  31. 31.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  32. 32.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  33. 33.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  34. 34.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  35. 35.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  36. 36.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  39. 39.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  40. 40.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. WENZ-day
  3. di-TUR-min
  4. SAM-un
  5. b
  6. PEET-suh
  7. MIS-chi-vus
  8. p
  9. 2
  10. di-TUR-min
  11. KEM-is-tree
  12. BIS-kit
  13. l
  14. ri-SEET
  15. u
  16. 1
  17. b
  18. s
  19. hoh-TEL
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. 2
  25. SAM-un
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. DOWT
  29. WENZ-day
  30. SKOOL
  31. KYOO
  32. KYOO
  33. i-PIT-uh-mee
  34. SUR-kit
  35. SWEET
  36. SED
  37. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  38. PUR-pus
  39. sounds like “I’ll”
  40. EYE-lund

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