Thursday, 4 August 2011

PSLE Oral Exam Tips and Techniques - Commonly Mispronounced Words

How do you pronounce the word "athlete"? Is it a two-syllable or three-syllable word?

The PSLE Oral Examination is just round the corner. Here are some commonly mispronounced words. Spend some time looking through the list and pronouncing the words. When you are in doubt, use the phonetic symbols in dictionaries to learn the pronunciation. Alternatively, you can use an online dictionary to listen to the correct pronunciation.

Hint: Read the words with the appropriate stress

Examples of commonly mispronounced words:


apparatus           ap-uh-rat-uhs
calendar             kal-uhn-der
comfortable       kuhmf-tuh-buhl
chaos                 key-os
character           kar-ik-ter
children             chil-druhn
colleague          kol-eeg
demonstrate      dem-uhn-streyt
develop             dih-vel-uhp
film                   film   (not phi-lim)


All the best for the PSLE Oral Examination!

~ Serena's Greenhouse

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