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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 793 · 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 “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  4. 4.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  7. 7.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  8. 8.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  13. 13.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  20. 20.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  27. 27.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  30. 30.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  31. 31.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  34. 34.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  35. 35.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  36. 36.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  37. 37.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. VEJ-tuh-bul
  2. PEET-suh
  3. KAY-oss
  4. SUT-ul
  5. 3
  6. p
  7. BIS-kit
  8. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. di-VEL-up
  12. u
  13. PUR-pus
  14. b
  15. i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. l
  17. EYE-lund
  18. 1
  19. STAY-shun
  20. SKOOL
  21. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  22. KYOO
  23. 2
  24. PUR-pus
  25. 2
  26. di-VEL-up
  27. i-PIT-uh-mee
  28. 3
  29. di-TUR-min
  30. PEET-suh
  31. SED
  32. s
  33. SWEET
  34. SAM-un
  35. WIM-in
  36. DOWT
  37. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  38. 2
  39. KEM-is-tree
  40. 1

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