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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 709 · 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.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  2. 2.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
  7. 7.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  8. 8.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  11. 11.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  12. 12.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  13. 13.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
  14. 14.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
  15. 15.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  16. 16.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
  17. 17.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  19. 19.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  20. 20.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  27. 27.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  32. 32.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  33. 33.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  34. 34.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
  35. 35.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  36. 36.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  37. 37.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
  38. 38.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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