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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 194 · 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 “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  2. 2.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  5. 5.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  8. 8.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  11. 11.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  15. 15.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  23. 23.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  26. 26.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  29. 29.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  35. 35.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  36. 36.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  40. 40.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up

Answer key

  1. KEM-is-tree
  2. WIM-in
  3. 2
  4. SUR-kit
  5. SAM-un
  6. l
  7. RES-uh-pee
  8. EYE-lund
  9. 2
  10. BIS-kit
  11. FILM
  12. p
  13. 2
  14. DOWT
  15. KEM-is-tree
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. b
  19. 3
  20. 4
  21. SED
  22. PEET-suh
  23. MIS-chi-vus
  24. 1
  25. b
  26. SWEET
  27. 1
  28. i-PIT-uh-mee
  29. SKOOL
  30. di-TUR-min
  31. 2
  32. ri-SEET
  33. 1
  34. RES-uh-pee
  35. SEZ
  36. KAY-oss
  37. 2
  38. SUT-ul
  39. u
  40. di-VEL-up

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