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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 98 · 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 “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  4. 4.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  5. 5.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  8. 8.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  11. 11.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  12. 12.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  16. 16.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  17. 17.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  20. 20.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  26. 26.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  27. 27.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  30. 30.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  31. 31.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  34. 34.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit

Answer key

  1. WENZ-day
  2. 4
  3. ri-SEET
  4. sounds like “I’ll”
  5. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  6. p
  7. u
  8. SUT-ul
  9. s
  10. b
  11. KUMF-tuh-bul
  12. RES-uh-pee
  13. MIS-chi-vus
  14. 3
  15. PEET-suh
  16. di-VEL-up
  17. DOWT
  18. 2
  19. PUR-pus
  20. SED
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. WENZ-day
  26. di-TUR-min
  27. STAY-shun
  28. 2
  29. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  30. SWEET
  31. DET
  32. 2
  33. SAM-un
  34. sounds like “I’ll”
  35. 2
  36. hoh-TEL
  37. 3
  38. PEET-suh
  39. 1
  40. BIS-kit

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