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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 604 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  5. 5.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  8. 8.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  9. 9.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  10. 10.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 11.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  12. 12.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  13. 13.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  14. 14.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  21. 21.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  22. 22.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  23. 23.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  26. 26.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  29. 29.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  35. 35.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  40. 40.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. KEM-is-tree
  3. b
  4. STAY-shun
  5. SUT-ul
  6. s
  7. SEZ
  8. EYE-lund
  9. di-VEL-up
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. SUT-ul
  12. SAM-un
  13. hoh-TEL
  14. SUR-kit
  15. u
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. RES-uh-pee
  21. BIS-kit
  22. PUR-pus
  23. KEM-is-tree
  24. b
  25. u
  26. SWEET
  27. 2
  28. WIM-in
  29. DOWT
  30. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. PEET-suh
  35. SED
  36. 2
  37. hoh-TEL
  38. 2
  39. ri-SEET
  40. ri-SEET

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