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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 30 · 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 do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  2. 2.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  3. 3.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  4. 4.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  11. 11.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  12. 12.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  13. 13.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  14. 14.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  15. 15.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  16. 16.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  20. 20.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  21. 21.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  25. 25.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  27. 27.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  28. 28.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  29. 29.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  32. 32.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  33. 33.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. sounds like “I’ll”
  2. STAY-shun
  3. KAY-oss
  4. SWEET
  5. b
  6. u
  7. 4
  8. 1
  9. u
  10. l
  11. i-PIT-uh-mee
  12. RES-uh-pee
  13. VEJ-tuh-bul
  14. WIM-in
  15. EYE-lund
  16. PUR-pus
  17. p
  18. 2
  19. KYOO
  20. PUR-pus
  21. WENZ-day
  22. RES-uh-pee
  23. s
  24. DOWT
  25. EYE-lund
  26. DET
  27. WIM-in
  28. ri-SEET
  29. DET
  30. 2
  31. STAY-shun
  32. MIS-chi-vus
  33. SUR-kit
  34. 3
  35. SUR-kit
  36. 1
  37. KEM-is-tree
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 1

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