Your Textbook Urges Speakers to Pronounce Words Correctly to Avoid

question 115

Multiple Choice

Your textbook urges speakers to pronounce words correctly to avoid misunderstanding and embarrassment. Which of the following common words do the authors highlight as frequently mispronounced?

• A) simple, of, and in
• B) pet, pit, and pod
• C) often, the and a
• D) words ending in ing
• E) words ending in the sounds p, b, t, d, k, and g

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Definitions:

Causal Relationship

The connection between two variables where a change in one directly causes a change in the other.

Natural Selection

A basic process of evolution in which creatures that are more suited to their surroundings are more likely to survive and have a greater number of descendants.

A Priori

Knowledge or justification that is independent of experience, often based on logical deduction.

Genetic Differences

Variations in the DNA sequences among individuals, which contribute to the biological diversity and complexity of organisms, affecting traits from physical appearance to susceptibility to certain diseases.