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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 672 · 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 “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  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.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  4. 4.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  5. 5.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  6. 6.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  8. 8.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  9. 9.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  14. 14.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  15. 15.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
  21. 21.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  22. 22.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  23. 23.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  24. 24.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  25. 25.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  26. 26.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  31. 31.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  39. 39.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. WENZ-day
  2. KEM-is-tree
  3. DET
  4. di-VEL-up
  5. SED
  6. KUMF-tuh-bul
  7. u
  8. WIM-in
  9. SED
  10. 5
  11. VEJ-tuh-bul
  12. 2
  13. WIM-in
  14. di-TUR-min
  15. SKOOL
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. DOWT
  19. 1
  20. SUR-kit
  21. SWEET
  22. ri-SEET
  23. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  24. KEM-is-tree
  25. DOWT
  26. EYE-lund
  27. b
  28. u
  29. s
  30. l
  31. KAY-oss
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. MIS-chi-vus
  35. 3
  36. RES-uh-pee
  37. b
  38. p
  39. EYE-lund
  40. 4

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