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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 642 · 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 “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  6. 6.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  8. 8.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  9. 9.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  10. 10.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  15. 15.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  25. 25.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  26. 26.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  27. 27.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  30. 30.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  31. 31.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
  32. 32.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  33. 33.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  34. 34.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  36. 36.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  37. 37.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  38. 38.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP

Answer key

  1. BIS-kit
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. s
  5. MIS-chi-vus
  6. EYE-lund
  7. ri-SEET
  8. di-TUR-min
  9. STAY-shun
  10. WENZ-day
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. b
  14. SED
  15. sounds like “I’ll”
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. p
  21. 2
  22. b
  23. u
  24. BIS-kit
  25. WENZ-day
  26. PUR-pus
  27. SAM-un
  28. 1
  29. MIS-chi-vus
  30. KUMF-tuh-bul
  31. SAM-un
  32. KAY-oss
  33. DOWT
  34. KEM-is-tree
  35. b
  36. PUR-pus
  37. WIM-in
  38. SUR-kit
  39. 2
  40. di-VEL-up

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