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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 145 · 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 “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
  2. 2.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  3. 3.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  4. 4.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  9. 9.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  14. 14.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  17. 17.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  18. 18.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  19. 19.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  24. 24.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  25. 25.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  26. 26.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  27. 27.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  28. 28.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  34. 34.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  35. 35.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  36. 36.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  37. 37.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  40. 40.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh

Answer key

  1. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  2. STAY-shun
  3. VEJ-tuh-bul
  4. WIM-in
  5. b
  6. 1
  7. ri-SEET
  8. VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. di-VEL-up
  10. 3
  11. SED
  12. b
  13. u
  14. KAY-oss
  15. s
  16. RES-uh-pee
  17. DET
  18. SAM-un
  19. RES-uh-pee
  20. 2
  21. STAY-shun
  22. 4
  23. ri-SEET
  24. sounds like “I’ll”
  25. WENZ-day
  26. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  27. KEM-is-tree
  28. BIS-kit
  29. u
  30. di-TUR-min
  31. 2
  32. l
  33. p
  34. MIS-chi-vus
  35. SUR-kit
  36. SUT-ul
  37. KYOO
  38. 2
  39. di-VEL-up
  40. PEET-suh

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