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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 786 · 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 “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  4. 4.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  5. 5.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  10. 10.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  12. 12.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  17. 17.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  18. 18.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  19. 19.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  20. 20.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  23. 23.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  24. 24.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  25. 25.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  30. 30.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  32. 32.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  33. 33.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  34. 34.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  39. 39.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. KYOO
  2. l
  3. WENZ-day
  4. VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. di-VEL-up
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. s
  9. sounds like “I’ll”
  10. di-TUR-min
  11. SUT-ul
  12. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  13. 5
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. KAY-oss
  17. SUR-kit
  18. STAY-shun
  19. SAM-un
  20. i-PIT-uh-mee
  21. 3
  22. SWEET
  23. EYE-lund
  24. di-TUR-min
  25. DET
  26. 4
  27. b
  28. 2
  29. FILM
  30. SUT-ul
  31. p
  32. KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. ri-SEET
  34. ri-SEET
  35. 2
  36. SUR-kit
  37. 2
  38. BIS-kit
  39. SAM-un
  40. 1

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