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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 84 · 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 “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  7. 7.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  8. 8.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  9. 9.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  18. 18.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
  19. 19.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
  21. 21.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
  22. 22.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  26. 26.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
  27. 27.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  28. 28.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
  29. 29.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  31. 31.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  34. 34.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
  35. 35.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. EYE-lund
  2. l
  3. 1
  4. PUR-pus
  5. 1
  6. BIS-kit
  7. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  8. SAM-un
  9. VEJ-tuh-bul
  10. 2
  11. b
  12. PUR-pus
  13. 1
  14. SUT-ul
  15. u
  16. b
  17. SUR-kit
  18. SUT-ul
  19. DET
  20. p
  21. ri-SEET
  22. SED
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. u
  26. i-PIT-uh-mee
  27. PEET-suh
  28. EYE-lund
  29. KUMF-tuh-bul
  30. di-TUR-min
  31. DET
  32. 3
  33. SEZ
  34. di-TUR-min
  35. KUMF-tuh-bul
  36. b
  37. 2
  38. RES-uh-pee
  39. 2
  40. 2

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