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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 778 · 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 “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  3. 3.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  4. 4.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  5. 5.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  6. 6.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  7. 7.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  8. 8.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  9. 9.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  11. 11.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  15. 15.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  21. 21.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  22. 22.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  23. 23.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  24. 24.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  35. 35.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  36. 36.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  37. 37.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  38. 38.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  39. 39.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  40. 40.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. SUT-ul
  3. KAY-oss
  4. hoh-TEL
  5. di-VEL-up
  6. KEM-is-tree
  7. DOWT
  8. KAY-oss
  9. SED
  10. p
  11. SEZ
  12. 1
  13. l
  14. s
  15. sounds like “I’ll”
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. SKOOL
  19. b
  20. MIS-chi-vus
  21. di-VEL-up
  22. SWEET
  23. KYOO
  24. sounds like “I’ll”
  25. 3
  26. u
  27. u
  28. 1
  29. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  30. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. 3
  32. SEZ
  33. 2
  34. di-TUR-min
  35. SAM-un
  36. DET
  37. RES-uh-pee
  38. DOWT
  39. MIS-chi-vus
  40. KYOO

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