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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 38 · 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 “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  7. 7.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  10. 10.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  13. 13.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  14. 14.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  16. 16.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  25. 25.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  26. 26.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  27. 27.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  31. 31.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  35. 35.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  36. 36.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  37. 37.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  40. 40.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in

Answer key

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

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