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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 94 · 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 “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  4. 4.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  13. 13.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  15. 15.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  16. 16.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  17. 17.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  20. 20.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  21. 21.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  22. 22.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  23. 23.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  31. 31.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  32. 32.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  37. 37.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  38. 38.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. i-PIT-uh-mee
  2. b
  3. di-TUR-min
  4. MIS-chi-vus
  5. u
  6. 1
  7. b
  8. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  9. SAM-un
  10. l
  11. 2
  12. i-PIT-uh-mee
  13. KUMF-tuh-bul
  14. b
  15. MIS-chi-vus
  16. BIS-kit
  17. di-VEL-up
  18. 3
  19. PUR-pus
  20. SUR-kit
  21. SED
  22. STAY-shun
  23. SKOOL
  24. 2
  25. BIS-kit
  26. 2
  27. s
  28. u
  29. 2
  30. SUR-kit
  31. WIM-in
  32. KAY-oss
  33. 3
  34. SAM-un
  35. 3
  36. DOWT
  37. PUR-pus
  38. VEJ-tuh-bul
  39. 2
  40. 4

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