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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 792 · 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.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  2. 2.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  3. 3.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  4. 4.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
  5. 5.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  6. 6.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
  7. 7.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
  9. 9.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  10. 10.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  11. 11.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  12. 12.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
  13. 13.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
  14. 14.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  15. 15.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  17. 17.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  20. 20.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  21. 21.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  23. 23.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
  26. 26.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  27. 27.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  31. 31.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
  32. 32.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  33. 33.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  36. 36.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
  37. 37.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  38. 38.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s

Answer key

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

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