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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 153 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  3. 3.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  12. 12.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  13. 13.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  14. 14.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  15. 15.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  16. 16.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  17. 17.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  18. 18.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  19. 19.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  20. 20.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  22. 22.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  23. 23.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  28. 28.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  31. 31.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  34. 34.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  37. 37.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  38. 38.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  39. 39.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. KUMF-tuh-bul
  3. ri-SEET
  4. u
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 1
  9. u
  10. VEJ-tuh-bul
  11. p
  12. di-TUR-min
  13. sounds like “I’ll”
  14. DOWT
  15. BIS-kit
  16. SEZ
  17. hoh-TEL
  18. SED
  19. di-VEL-up
  20. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  21. l
  22. hoh-TEL
  23. EYE-lund
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. di-TUR-min
  28. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  29. 1
  30. DET
  31. i-PIT-uh-mee
  32. 1
  33. KUMF-tuh-bul
  34. di-VEL-up
  35. b
  36. FILM
  37. RES-uh-pee
  38. STAY-shun
  39. DOWT
  40. 3

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