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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 83 · 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 do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  3. 3.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  6. 6.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  10. 10.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  18. 18.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  19. 19.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  20. 20.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  21. 21.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  23. 23.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  24. 24.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  25. 25.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  26. 26.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  29. 29.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  32. 32.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  33. 33.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  34. 34.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  35. 35.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  36. 36.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN

Answer key

  1. MIS-chi-vus
  2. u
  3. MIS-chi-vus
  4. VEJ-tuh-bul
  5. STAY-shun
  6. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  7. 3
  8. s
  9. hoh-TEL
  10. SWEET
  11. 3
  12. KAY-oss
  13. b
  14. 4
  15. b
  16. 2
  17. p
  18. BIS-kit
  19. ri-SEET
  20. ri-SEET
  21. WENZ-day
  22. l
  23. RES-uh-pee
  24. SAM-un
  25. KAY-oss
  26. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  27. 1
  28. di-VEL-up
  29. DET
  30. 5
  31. WENZ-day
  32. SKOOL
  33. PUR-pus
  34. WIM-in
  35. SEZ
  36. SUT-ul
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. di-TUR-min

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