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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 752 · 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 “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  7. 7.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  12. 12.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  13. 13.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  15. 15.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  16. 16.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
  21. 21.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
  22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
  32. 32.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
  37. 37.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  38. 38.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot

Answer key

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

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