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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 737 · 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 “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  2. 2.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  4. 4.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  9. 9.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  10. 10.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  16. 16.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  17. 17.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  22. 22.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  27. 27.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  30. 30.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  31. 31.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  34. 34.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  35. 35.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  36. 36.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  40. 40.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min

Answer key

  1. MIS-chi-vus
  2. VEJ-tuh-bul
  3. b
  4. SEZ
  5. b
  6. u
  7. 3
  8. SED
  9. STAY-shun
  10. RES-uh-pee
  11. 1
  12. 5
  13. KEM-is-tree
  14. b
  15. DOWT
  16. KUMF-tuh-bul
  17. FILM
  18. s
  19. di-VEL-up
  20. WIM-in
  21. u
  22. SAM-un
  23. 3
  24. 4
  25. WIM-in
  26. l
  27. BIS-kit
  28. 1
  29. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  30. SUR-kit
  31. MIS-chi-vus
  32. 1
  33. p
  34. RES-uh-pee
  35. PUR-pus
  36. SED
  37. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  38. 2
  39. SAM-un
  40. di-TUR-min

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