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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 805 · 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 “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  4. 4.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  5. 5.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  8. 8.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  9. 9.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  12. 12.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  13. 13.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  16. 16.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  17. 17.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  18. 18.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  19. 19.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  23. 23.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  24. 24.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (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.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  33. 33.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  34. 34.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  35. 35.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  36. 36.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  38. 38.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. p
  3. b
  4. KEM-is-tree
  5. KAY-oss
  6. 3
  7. KYOO
  8. STAY-shun
  9. KUMF-tuh-bul
  10. u
  11. b
  12. di-TUR-min
  13. BIS-kit
  14. SUT-ul
  15. l
  16. VEJ-tuh-bul
  17. EYE-lund
  18. SEZ
  19. hoh-TEL
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. ri-SEET
  23. KAY-oss
  24. SWEET
  25. s
  26. u
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. FILM
  30. i-PIT-uh-mee
  31. 1
  32. ri-SEET
  33. VEJ-tuh-bul
  34. di-VEL-up
  35. STAY-shun
  36. BIS-kit
  37. b
  38. KEM-is-tree
  39. PEET-suh
  40. 2

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