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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 8 · 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.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  7. 7.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  9. 9.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  10. 10.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  11. 11.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  12. 12.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  13. 13.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  15. 15.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  23. 23.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  29. 29.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  34. 34.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  35. 35.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  40. 40.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss

Answer key

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

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