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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 800 · 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 “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  2. 2.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  9. 9.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  12. 12.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  13. 13.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  20. 20.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  22. 22.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  23. 23.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  25. 25.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  26. 26.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  28. 28.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  32. 32.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  33. 33.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  34. 34.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  35. 35.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  36. 36.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  37. 37.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  38. 38.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. ri-SEET
  2. SUR-kit
  3. p
  4. b
  5. SKOOL
  6. s
  7. 1
  8. SUT-ul
  9. SUT-ul
  10. 2
  11. STAY-shun
  12. sounds like “I’ll”
  13. WENZ-day
  14. 4
  15. i-PIT-uh-mee
  16. 3
  17. SED
  18. 1
  19. u
  20. SWEET
  21. u
  22. KEM-is-tree
  23. PUR-pus
  24. l
  25. STAY-shun
  26. SKOOL
  27. DET
  28. WIM-in
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. i-PIT-uh-mee
  32. FILM
  33. di-VEL-up
  34. WENZ-day
  35. sounds like “I’ll”
  36. SUR-kit
  37. BIS-kit
  38. MIS-chi-vus
  39. 3
  40. 2

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