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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 609 · 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 “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  2. 2.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  5. 5.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  6. 6.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  7. 7.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  8. 8.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  11. 11.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  12. 12.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  13. 13.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  18. 18.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  19. 19.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  24. 24.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  29. 29.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  31. 31.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  32. 32.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
  33. 33.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  34. 34.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  35. 35.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  36. 36.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  39. 39.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
  40. 40.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um

Answer key

  1. SUR-kit
  2. di-TUR-min
  3. 1
  4. b
  5. SWEET
  6. DET
  7. BIS-kit
  8. KAY-oss
  9. 2
  10. KAY-oss
  11. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  12. STAY-shun
  13. SED
  14. 2
  15. ri-SEET
  16. p
  17. l
  18. MIS-chi-vus
  19. BIS-kit
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. s
  23. KEM-is-tree
  24. WENZ-day
  25. u
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. di-VEL-up
  29. KYOO
  30. b
  31. FILM
  32. i-PIT-uh-mee
  33. SED
  34. SEZ
  35. KEM-is-tree
  36. PUR-pus
  37. 1
  38. DET
  39. hoh-TEL
  40. FILM

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