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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 176 · 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 “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  3. 3.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  4. 4.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  7. 7.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  8. 8.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  11. 11.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  12. 12.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  14. 14.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  15. 15.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  18. 18.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  21. 21.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  22. 22.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  25. 25.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  26. 26.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  27. 27.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  28. 28.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  29. 29.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  31. 31.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  37. 37.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  40. 40.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup

Answer key

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

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