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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 78 · 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 “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  2. 2.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  3. 3.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  4. 4.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  5. 5.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  7. 7.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  10. 10.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  11. 11.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  12. 12.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  13. 13.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  16. 16.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  17. 17.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  18. 18.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  19. 19.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  29. 29.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  30. 30.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  31. 31.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  39. 39.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  40. 40.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT

Answer key

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

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