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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 253 · 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.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  9. 9.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  16. 16.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  17. 17.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  18. 18.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  19. 19.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  21. 21.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  26. 26.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  29. 29.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  30. 30.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  33. 33.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  35. 35.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  36. 36.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  37. 37.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  38. 38.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. i-PIT-uh-mee
  3. 2
  4. ri-SEET
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. di-VEL-up
  8. SED
  9. SWEET
  10. 1
  11. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  12. u
  13. 2
  14. SUT-ul
  15. u
  16. hoh-TEL
  17. FILM
  18. KAY-oss
  19. SAM-un
  20. PEET-suh
  21. DOWT
  22. 2
  23. SUR-kit
  24. b
  25. KYOO
  26. RES-uh-pee
  27. 4
  28. KEM-is-tree
  29. KUMF-tuh-bul
  30. FILM
  31. 1
  32. EYE-lund
  33. WENZ-day
  34. p
  35. i-PIT-uh-mee
  36. SWEET
  37. di-TUR-min
  38. KAY-oss
  39. 2
  40. l

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