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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 758 · 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 “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  3. 3.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  4. 4.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  7. 7.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  8. 8.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  9. 9.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  10. 10.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  13. 13.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  18. 18.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  19. 19.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  20. 20.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  24. 24.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  26. 26.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  27. 27.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  28. 28.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  32. 32.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  33. 33.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  34. 34.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  35. 35.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  38. 38.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  39. 39.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b

Answer key

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

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