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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 421 · 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 “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  2. 2.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  10. 10.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
  13. 13.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  14. 14.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  15. 15.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  16. 16.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  17. 17.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  18. 18.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  19. 19.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  21. 21.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  25. 25.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  28. 28.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  34. 34.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  35. 35.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  37. 37.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT

Answer key

  1. SUT-ul
  2. KAY-oss
  3. b
  4. PUR-pus
  5. s
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. SUR-kit
  9. u
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 1
  12. di-VEL-up
  13. KUMF-tuh-bul
  14. WENZ-day
  15. PEET-suh
  16. PEET-suh
  17. VEJ-tuh-bul
  18. EYE-lund
  19. SUT-ul
  20. l
  21. DET
  22. b
  23. 2
  24. u
  25. KEM-is-tree
  26. DET
  27. 2
  28. SKOOL
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. MIS-chi-vus
  32. 1
  33. KEM-is-tree
  34. WENZ-day
  35. FILM
  36. b
  37. KYOO
  38. p
  39. 1
  40. ri-SEET

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