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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 813 · 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 “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  5. 5.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  11. 11.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  14. 14.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  15. 15.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  21. 21.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  22. 22.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  23. 23.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  31. 31.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  37. 37.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  38. 38.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. u
  3. p
  4. di-TUR-min
  5. DET
  6. 2
  7. l
  8. SUR-kit
  9. 3
  10. u
  11. SUT-ul
  12. 2
  13. RES-uh-pee
  14. STAY-shun
  15. VEJ-tuh-bul
  16. 2
  17. sounds like “I’ll”
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. KUMF-tuh-bul
  21. WIM-in
  22. sounds like “I’ll”
  23. SWEET
  24. 1
  25. SWEET
  26. 2
  27. di-VEL-up
  28. b
  29. 1
  30. di-TUR-min
  31. PUR-pus
  32. 2
  33. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  34. ri-SEET
  35. 3
  36. BIS-kit
  37. i-PIT-uh-mee
  38. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  39. s
  40. 1

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