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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 391 · 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 “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
  2. 2.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  3. 3.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  4. 4.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  5. 5.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  11. 11.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  12. 12.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  16. 16.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  17. 17.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  20. 20.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  24. 24.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  25. 25.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  26. 26.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  27. 27.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
  31. 31.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  32. 32.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  33. 33.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
  34. 34.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  35. 35.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  36. 36.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. KYOO
  2. ri-SEET
  3. PEET-suh
  4. di-VEL-up
  5. SEZ
  6. 2
  7. VEJ-tuh-bul
  8. 2
  9. l
  10. p
  11. di-VEL-up
  12. SKOOL
  13. 2
  14. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  15. b
  16. di-TUR-min
  17. EYE-lund
  18. 2
  19. b
  20. DOWT
  21. s
  22. 3
  23. b
  24. di-TUR-min
  25. DOWT
  26. WIM-in
  27. sounds like “I’ll”
  28. PEET-suh
  29. 3
  30. hoh-TEL
  31. STAY-shun
  32. BIS-kit
  33. PUR-pus
  34. SUR-kit
  35. RES-uh-pee
  36. ri-SEET
  37. 4
  38. STAY-shun
  39. u
  40. 1

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