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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 561 · 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 “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  2. 2.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  9. 9.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  12. 12.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  15. 15.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  16. 16.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  22. 22.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  23. 23.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  24. 24.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  25. 25.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  28. 28.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  29. 29.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  34. 34.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  37. 37.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  38. 38.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  39. 39.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  40. 40.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee

Answer key

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

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