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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 757 · 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 “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  2. 2.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  3. 3.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  4. 4.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  5. 5.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
  6. 6.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  7. 7.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
  10. 10.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  14. 14.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  16. 16.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  17. 17.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  18. 18.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  22. 22.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  23. 23.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  24. 24.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  27. 27.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  28. 28.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  29. 29.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  35. 35.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
  36. 36.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um

Answer key

  1. u
  2. WENZ-day
  3. FILM
  4. PEET-suh
  5. MIS-chi-vus
  6. SEZ
  7. STAY-shun
  8. 1
  9. DOWT
  10. BIS-kit
  11. 3
  12. l
  13. SUR-kit
  14. KEM-is-tree
  15. b
  16. EYE-lund
  17. SWEET
  18. hoh-TEL
  19. 2
  20. di-VEL-up
  21. p
  22. SKOOL
  23. RES-uh-pee
  24. SAM-un
  25. 3
  26. u
  27. sounds like “I’ll”
  28. EYE-lund
  29. WIM-in
  30. 1
  31. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  32. 2
  33. SWEET
  34. b
  35. KUMF-tuh-bul
  36. SUT-ul
  37. 3
  38. SAM-un
  39. 2
  40. FILM

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