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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 731 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  7. 7.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  8. 8.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  9. 9.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  15. 15.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  16. 16.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
  17. 17.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  18. 18.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  19. 19.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
  20. 20.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  21. 21.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  22. 22.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  24. 24.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
  31. 31.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  32. 32.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  40. 40.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. VEJ-tuh-bul
  6. di-TUR-min
  7. SUT-ul
  8. KUMF-tuh-bul
  9. DET
  10. 1
  11. KUMF-tuh-bul
  12. u
  13. di-TUR-min
  14. b
  15. RES-uh-pee
  16. SEZ
  17. hoh-TEL
  18. ri-SEET
  19. WENZ-day
  20. EYE-lund
  21. i-PIT-uh-mee
  22. FILM
  23. u
  24. KEM-is-tree
  25. 2
  26. SUT-ul
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. hoh-TEL
  30. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. PUR-pus
  32. WIM-in
  33. b
  34. FILM
  35. s
  36. p
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. MIS-chi-vus
  40. di-VEL-up

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