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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 124 · 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 “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  6. 6.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  14. 14.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  18. 18.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  19. 19.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  20. 20.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  21. 21.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  26. 26.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  27. 27.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  30. 30.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  36. 36.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  37. 37.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  38. 38.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  39. 39.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  40. 40.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul

Answer key

  1. SUT-ul
  2. VEJ-tuh-bul
  3. s
  4. 2
  5. b
  6. KUMF-tuh-bul
  7. l
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. SKOOL
  11. SWEET
  12. 2
  13. SKOOL
  14. DET
  15. u
  16. 4
  17. KEM-is-tree
  18. DET
  19. di-TUR-min
  20. RES-uh-pee
  21. KAY-oss
  22. 1
  23. RES-uh-pee
  24. 2
  25. MIS-chi-vus
  26. SED
  27. EYE-lund
  28. p
  29. u
  30. MIS-chi-vus
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. di-VEL-up
  34. 2
  35. WIM-in
  36. DOWT
  37. di-VEL-up
  38. KYOO
  39. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  40. hoh-TEL

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