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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 736 · 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 “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  3. 3.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  5. 5.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  6. 6.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  7. 7.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  10. 10.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  11. 11.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  15. 15.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  16. 16.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  17. 17.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  18. 18.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  23. 23.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  27. 27.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  28. 28.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  29. 29.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  32. 32.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  33. 33.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  36. 36.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  37. 37.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. RES-uh-pee
  2. u
  3. SKOOL
  4. RES-uh-pee
  5. BIS-kit
  6. WENZ-day
  7. PEET-suh
  8. 2
  9. b
  10. SAM-un
  11. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  12. 2
  13. b
  14. SUT-ul
  15. KAY-oss
  16. EYE-lund
  17. DOWT
  18. SEZ
  19. 4
  20. di-VEL-up
  21. 3
  22. WENZ-day
  23. di-TUR-min
  24. 3
  25. sounds like “I’ll”
  26. u
  27. SAM-un
  28. FILM
  29. SED
  30. 2
  31. p
  32. VEJ-tuh-bul
  33. FILM
  34. 1
  35. MIS-chi-vus
  36. ri-SEET
  37. sounds like “I’ll”
  38. 3
  39. b
  40. 2

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