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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 585 · 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.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  2. 2.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
  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 “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  9. 9.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  10. 10.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  11. 11.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  17. 17.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
  18. 18.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  19. 19.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
  23. 23.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  24. 24.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  29. 29.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  30. 30.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  31. 31.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  32. 32.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  33. 33.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  34. 34.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
  35. 35.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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