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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 48 · 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.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  3. 3.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  6. 6.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  10. 10.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 11.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  18. 18.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  19. 19.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  20. 20.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  21. 21.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  24. 24.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  25. 25.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  26. 26.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  27. 27.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  28. 28.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  29. 29.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  30. 30.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  34. 34.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
  35. 35.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  36. 36.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  37. 37.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. SEZ
  4. s
  5. WENZ-day
  6. PEET-suh
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. KEM-is-tree
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. SAM-un
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 1
  15. b
  16. 1
  17. u
  18. SKOOL
  19. SUT-ul
  20. SKOOL
  21. BIS-kit
  22. 1
  23. BIS-kit
  24. ri-SEET
  25. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  26. SUR-kit
  27. di-TUR-min
  28. SED
  29. STAY-shun
  30. SAM-un
  31. 3
  32. KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. p
  34. SUT-ul
  35. di-VEL-up
  36. DET
  37. di-TUR-min
  38. 2
  39. u
  40. 2

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