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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 738 · 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 “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  2. 2.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  4. 4.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  7. 7.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  9. 9.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  10. 10.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  11. 11.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  14. 14.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  26. 26.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  31. 31.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  32. 32.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. 33.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  34. 34.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s

Answer key

  1. WIM-in
  2. STAY-shun
  3. b
  4. WIM-in
  5. u
  6. l
  7. SAM-un
  8. VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. SUT-ul
  10. SAM-un
  11. sounds like “I’ll”
  12. 3
  13. PEET-suh
  14. PUR-pus
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. u
  18. s
  19. FILM
  20. PEET-suh
  21. 2
  22. di-VEL-up
  23. p
  24. SUR-kit
  25. ri-SEET
  26. KUMF-tuh-bul
  27. 1
  28. WENZ-day
  29. 1
  30. RES-uh-pee
  31. SUT-ul
  32. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. KUMF-tuh-bul
  34. MIS-chi-vus
  35. 1
  36. EYE-lund
  37. b
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. b

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