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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 276 · 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 “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. 5.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  6. 6.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  7. 7.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  8. 8.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  10. 10.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  11. 11.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  18. 18.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  23. 23.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
  27. 27.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  28. 28.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  32. 32.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
  33. 33.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  35. 35.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  36. 36.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  37. 37.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  38. 38.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  39. 39.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  40. 40.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. b
  3. 1
  4. KUMF-tuh-bul
  5. KYOO
  6. EYE-lund
  7. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  8. DET
  9. b
  10. SUR-kit
  11. DET
  12. 2
  13. SUT-ul
  14. 1
  15. u
  16. 2
  17. SWEET
  18. BIS-kit
  19. s
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. ri-SEET
  23. RES-uh-pee
  24. 1
  25. 3
  26. WENZ-day
  27. SUR-kit
  28. STAY-shun
  29. di-TUR-min
  30. 1
  31. KAY-oss
  32. FILM
  33. di-VEL-up
  34. b
  35. EYE-lund
  36. PEET-suh
  37. PUR-pus
  38. STAY-shun
  39. SAM-un
  40. di-VEL-up

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