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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 668 · 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 “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  2. 2.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  3. 3.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  6. 6.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  7. 7.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  13. 13.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  17. 17.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  20. 20.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  21. 21.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  22. 22.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
  24. 24.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
  27. 27.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
  28. 28.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  29. 29.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  30. 30.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  34. 34.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  35. 35.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  36. 36.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  39. 39.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. SKOOL
  2. VEJ-tuh-bul
  3. ri-SEET
  4. 2
  5. WIM-in
  6. i-PIT-uh-mee
  7. hoh-TEL
  8. 2
  9. SED
  10. s
  11. DOWT
  12. b
  13. WENZ-day
  14. 3
  15. SAM-un
  16. u
  17. BIS-kit
  18. 1
  19. VEJ-tuh-bul
  20. MIS-chi-vus
  21. STAY-shun
  22. SUT-ul
  23. PEET-suh
  24. EYE-lund
  25. 2
  26. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  27. SWEET
  28. PUR-pus
  29. SUR-kit
  30. SKOOL
  31. b
  32. 1
  33. FILM
  34. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  35. STAY-shun
  36. di-TUR-min
  37. 1
  38. SEZ
  39. KAY-oss
  40. 2

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