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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 36 · 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 “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  2. 2.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  5. 5.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  11. 11.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  12. 12.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  13. 13.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  14. 14.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  15. 15.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  17. 17.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  20. 20.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  21. 21.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  22. 22.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  25. 25.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. 31.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  37. 37.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  38. 38.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. SKOOL
  2. KUMF-tuh-bul
  3. s
  4. EYE-lund
  5. EYE-lund
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. WIM-in
  10. u
  11. ri-SEET
  12. SED
  13. SUT-ul
  14. KEM-is-tree
  15. DET
  16. b
  17. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  18. 1
  19. WENZ-day
  20. STAY-shun
  21. SED
  22. SWEET
  23. 1
  24. DOWT
  25. WENZ-day
  26. 2
  27. KYOO
  28. b
  29. PUR-pus
  30. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  32. p
  33. b
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. KAY-oss
  37. hoh-TEL
  38. BIS-kit
  39. 3
  40. 2

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