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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 93 · 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 “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  2. 2.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  4. 4.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  6. 6.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  8. 8.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  15. 15.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  19. 19.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  22. 22.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  28. 28.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  29. 29.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  30. 30.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  31. 31.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  34. 34.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  35. 35.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  40. 40.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE

Answer key

  1. KYOO
  2. DOWT
  3. u
  4. WENZ-day
  5. SKOOL
  6. EYE-lund
  7. b
  8. BIS-kit
  9. VEJ-tuh-bul
  10. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  11. s
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. SUR-kit
  15. FILM
  16. KUMF-tuh-bul
  17. 2
  18. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  19. KAY-oss
  20. 2
  21. di-TUR-min
  22. KUMF-tuh-bul
  23. 2
  24. ri-SEET
  25. 2
  26. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  27. STAY-shun
  28. hoh-TEL
  29. SED
  30. i-PIT-uh-mee
  31. SED
  32. u
  33. STAY-shun
  34. SUT-ul
  35. VEJ-tuh-bul
  36. b
  37. 2
  38. RES-uh-pee
  39. p
  40. RES-uh-pee

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