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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 679 · 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 “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  2. 2.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  3. 3.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  4. 4.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  5. 5.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  7. 7.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
  8. 8.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  12. 12.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  14. 14.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  19. 19.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
  20. 20.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  27. 27.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  30. 30.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. 39.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
  40. 40.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul

Answer key

  1. sounds like “I’ll”
  2. DET
  3. SED
  4. SUT-ul
  5. di-VEL-up
  6. b
  7. KAY-oss
  8. RES-uh-pee
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. VEJ-tuh-bul
  12. sounds like “I’ll”
  13. p
  14. DET
  15. l
  16. SUT-ul
  17. 1
  18. hoh-TEL
  19. BIS-kit
  20. PUR-pus
  21. 2
  22. di-TUR-min
  23. 4
  24. s
  25. 3
  26. ri-SEET
  27. EYE-lund
  28. 2
  29. VEJ-tuh-bul
  30. KEM-is-tree
  31. 4
  32. b
  33. SAM-un
  34. i-PIT-uh-mee
  35. PEET-suh
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  39. PUR-pus
  40. KUMF-tuh-bul

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