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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 399 · 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.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  4. 4.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  5. 5.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  6. 6.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  16. 16.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  21. 21.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  22. 22.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  25. 25.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  26. 26.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  27. 27.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  28. 28.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  29. 29.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  30. 30.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  36. 36.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  37. 37.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  38. 38.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  40. 40.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min

Answer key

  1. SEZ
  2. 2
  3. u
  4. SAM-un
  5. DET
  6. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  7. ri-SEET
  8. VEJ-tuh-bul
  9. l
  10. hoh-TEL
  11. b
  12. b
  13. b
  14. 3
  15. p
  16. KEM-is-tree
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. SKOOL
  21. di-VEL-up
  22. WENZ-day
  23. 3
  24. KAY-oss
  25. KUMF-tuh-bul
  26. di-TUR-min
  27. KEM-is-tree
  28. WIM-in
  29. SED
  30. di-VEL-up
  31. 1
  32. s
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. i-PIT-uh-mee
  36. STAY-shun
  37. SED
  38. SWEET
  39. u
  40. di-TUR-min

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