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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 514 · 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 “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  2. 2.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  6. 6.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  7. 7.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  8. 8.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  9. 9.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  10. 10.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  11. 11.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  16. 16.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  19. 19.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  20. 20.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  21. 21.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  22. 22.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  23. 23.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  24. 24.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  25. 25.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  26. 26.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  35. 35.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  36. 36.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  38. 38.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
  39. 39.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. u
  2. SUT-ul
  3. l
  4. 2
  5. SEZ
  6. DET
  7. KUMF-tuh-bul
  8. SAM-un
  9. DOWT
  10. STAY-shun
  11. SEZ
  12. 4
  13. KEM-is-tree
  14. 1
  15. b
  16. STAY-shun
  17. 2
  18. p
  19. KUMF-tuh-bul
  20. hoh-TEL
  21. di-VEL-up
  22. FILM
  23. SAM-un
  24. BIS-kit
  25. ri-SEET
  26. SED
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. b
  30. VEJ-tuh-bul
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  35. hoh-TEL
  36. DOWT
  37. u
  38. ri-SEET
  39. EYE-lund
  40. s

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