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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 66 · 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 “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  2. 2.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  7. 7.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
  8. 8.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  15. 15.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  16. 16.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  20. 20.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  21. 21.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  22. 22.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  23. 23.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  29. 29.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  30. 30.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  33. 33.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  35. 35.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”

Answer key

  1. KEM-is-tree
  2. SEZ
  3. 5
  4. l
  5. 2
  6. p
  7. SWEET
  8. STAY-shun
  9. u
  10. 2
  11. DOWT
  12. b
  13. b
  14. KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. EYE-lund
  16. BIS-kit
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. KYOO
  20. MIS-chi-vus
  21. STAY-shun
  22. WENZ-day
  23. VEJ-tuh-bul
  24. 2
  25. PUR-pus
  26. s
  27. 1
  28. u
  29. hoh-TEL
  30. BIS-kit
  31. b
  32. di-TUR-min
  33. WIM-in
  34. i-PIT-uh-mee
  35. DOWT
  36. 3
  37. SWEET
  38. SUT-ul
  39. 1
  40. sounds like “I’ll”

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