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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 791 · 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 “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  2. 2.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  3. 3.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
  4. 4.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
  8. 8.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  9. 9.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  11. 11.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
  15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  21. 21.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  22. 22.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  23. 23.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
  24. 24.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  28. 28.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  29. 29.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. 33.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  34. 34.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  35. 35.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  36. 36.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
  37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  38. 38.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
  39. 39.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  40. 40.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE

Answer key

  1. FILM
  2. DET
  3. FILM
  4. WIM-in
  5. 2
  6. SKOOL
  7. s
  8. SUT-ul
  9. ri-SEET
  10. u
  11. di-TUR-min
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. KAY-oss
  15. PEET-suh
  16. 2
  17. u
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. di-VEL-up
  21. SKOOL
  22. SUR-kit
  23. hoh-TEL
  24. DOWT
  25. b
  26. KUMF-tuh-bul
  27. STAY-shun
  28. SUR-kit
  29. SED
  30. b
  31. l
  32. KUMF-tuh-bul
  33. sounds like “I’ll”
  34. i-PIT-uh-mee
  35. KYOO
  36. STAY-shun
  37. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  38. SEZ
  39. ri-SEET
  40. SUT-ul

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