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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 107 · 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 “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  3. 3.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  4. 4.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  8. 8.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  15. 15.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  16. 16.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  17. 17.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  18. 18.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  21. 21.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  28. 28.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  29. 29.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  32. 32.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  33. 33.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  34. 34.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  39. 39.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. di-TUR-min
  2. u
  3. SED
  4. KYOO
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. DOWT
  8. DET
  9. 3
  10. SUR-kit
  11. 1
  12. PEET-suh
  13. b
  14. s
  15. SEZ
  16. sounds like “I’ll”
  17. WIM-in
  18. SUT-ul
  19. u
  20. PEET-suh
  21. KAY-oss
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. VEJ-tuh-bul
  25. b
  26. 1
  27. SAM-un
  28. RES-uh-pee
  29. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  30. 3
  31. BIS-kit
  32. KEM-is-tree
  33. SKOOL
  34. WENZ-day
  35. 2
  36. WENZ-day
  37. 4
  38. PUR-pus
  39. i-PIT-uh-mee
  40. 2

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