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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 522 · 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 “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  4. 4.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  8. 8.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  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 “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  11. 11.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  14. 14.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  16. 16.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  17. 17.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  24. 24.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  25. 25.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  31. 31.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  32. 32.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  33. 33.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  34. 34.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. 38.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  39. 39.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  40. 40.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot

Answer key

  1. EYE-lund
  2. 2
  3. KYOO
  4. STAY-shun
  5. 3
  6. u
  7. b
  8. SWEET
  9. DET
  10. SKOOL
  11. WENZ-day
  12. b
  13. SEZ
  14. ri-SEET
  15. u
  16. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  17. SED
  18. s
  19. 2
  20. b
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. WENZ-day
  24. SED
  25. KEM-is-tree
  26. 2
  27. hoh-TEL
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. BIS-kit
  31. KAY-oss
  32. KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. RES-uh-pee
  34. sounds like “I’ll”
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. KUMF-tuh-bul
  38. SUR-kit
  39. SUT-ul
  40. BIS-kit

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