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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 96 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
  3. 3.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  4. 4.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
  5. 5.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  6. 6.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
  7. 7.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
  8. 8.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  13. 13.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  18. 18.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  19. 19.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  28. 28.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  32. 32.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
  33. 33.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  34. 34.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  35. 35.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  36. 36.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
  37. 37.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  38. 38.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum

Answer key

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

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