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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 51 · 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 “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  2. 2.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  5. 5.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  6. 6.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  15. 15.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  16. 16.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  23. 23.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  25. 25.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  26. 26.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  27. 27.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  28. 28.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  30. 30.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  33. 33.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  34. 34.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  37. 37.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  40. 40.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine

Answer key

  1. i-PIT-uh-mee
  2. KAY-oss
  3. 3
  4. SUR-kit
  5. SUT-ul
  6. SKOOL
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. DET
  10. VEJ-tuh-bul
  11. 2
  12. b
  13. 2
  14. EYE-lund
  15. SAM-un
  16. SEZ
  17. b
  18. 1
  19. SAM-un
  20. 2
  21. di-TUR-min
  22. u
  23. hoh-TEL
  24. u
  25. KYOO
  26. SED
  27. KUMF-tuh-bul
  28. STAY-shun
  29. l
  30. KEM-is-tree
  31. 4
  32. sounds like “I’ll”
  33. SUR-kit
  34. di-VEL-up
  35. 1
  36. SWEET
  37. ri-SEET
  38. p
  39. PEET-suh
  40. di-TUR-min

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