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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 790 · 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 “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  7. 7.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  14. 14.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  16. 16.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  17. 17.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  18. 18.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  23. 23.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  24. 24.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  28. 28.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  31. 31.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  36. 36.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  40. 40.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. s
  4. di-VEL-up
  5. 1
  6. u
  7. PUR-pus
  8. 1
  9. l
  10. 2
  11. di-TUR-min
  12. 3
  13. b
  14. i-PIT-uh-mee
  15. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  16. PUR-pus
  17. VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. VEJ-tuh-bul
  19. b
  20. 1
  21. WIM-in
  22. p
  23. DOWT
  24. EYE-lund
  25. 4
  26. PEET-suh
  27. u
  28. SUT-ul
  29. 3
  30. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  31. WIM-in
  32. 2
  33. MIS-chi-vus
  34. 2
  35. KUMF-tuh-bul
  36. SEZ
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. RES-uh-pee
  40. hoh-TEL

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