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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 753 · 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 “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  2. 2.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  3. 3.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  6. 6.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  7. 7.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  12. 12.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  13. 13.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  14. 14.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  15. 15.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  16. 16.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  25. 25.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  26. 26.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  30. 30.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  36. 36.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  37. 37.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  38. 38.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up

Answer key

  1. SED
  2. SUR-kit
  3. SAM-un
  4. 3
  5. u
  6. KYOO
  7. SKOOL
  8. b
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. b
  12. ri-SEET
  13. RES-uh-pee
  14. MIS-chi-vus
  15. SUR-kit
  16. SWEET
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. hoh-TEL
  20. 1
  21. EYE-lund
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. l
  25. KUMF-tuh-bul
  26. EYE-lund
  27. u
  28. s
  29. KEM-is-tree
  30. VEJ-tuh-bul
  31. BIS-kit
  32. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  33. 2
  34. ri-SEET
  35. RES-uh-pee
  36. KAY-oss
  37. PEET-suh
  38. di-VEL-up
  39. 3
  40. di-VEL-up

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