“I collect words--they are sweets in the mouth of sound.
- Sally Gardner, “Maggot Moon”
1.Word : asthma
Wrong pronunciation: asthmaa
Correct pronunciation: asma /ˈæsmə/
2.Word : pizza
Wrong pronunciation: pee-zaa
Correct pronunciation: peet-sa /ˈpiːtsə/
3.Word : Wednesday
Wrong pronunciation: wed-nes-day
Correct pronunciation: wenzdei (first d, second e silent) /ˈwenzdeɪ/
4.Word : question
Wrong pronunciation: kwestin
Correct pronunciation: kwesshun /ˈkwestʃən/
5.Word : maths
Wrong pronunciation: maks
Correct pronunciation: maths /mæθs/
6.Word : eleven
Wrong pronunciation: levun
Correct pronunciation: ilevn (first e should be pronounced and last e is silent) /i'levn/
7.Word : park
Wrong pronunciation: paark
Correct pronunciation: paak /pɑːk/
8.Word : clerk
Wrong pronunciation: klerk, klaark
Correct pronunciation: klaak (pronounced as the word clock) /klɑːk/
9.Word : heart
Wrong pronunciation: haart
Correct pronunciation: haat (r silent) /hɑːt/
10.Word : read (past tense)
Wrong pronunciation: read
Correct pronunciation: red /red/
11.Word : breakfast
Wrong pronunciation: braykfaast
Correct pronunciation: brekfust /ˈbrekfəst/
12.Word : police
Wrong pronunciation: polis, polees
Correct pronunciation: palees /pəˈliːs/
13.Word : discretion
Wrong pronunciation: diskreeshun
Correct pronunciation: diskreshun. /dɪˈskreʃn/
14.Word : dengue
Wrong pronunciation: dengu, denguoo
Correct pronunciation: de-ing-gi /ˈdeŋɡi/
15.Word : bury
Wrong pronunciation: buri
Correct pronunciation: beri /ˈberi/
16.Word : receipt
Wrong pronunciation: risipt
Correct pronunciation: riseet /rɪˈsiːt/
17.Word : entrepreneur
Wrong pronunciation: entreprenyoor
Correct pronunciation: aantrapranar /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r)/
18.Word : alumni
Wrong pronunciation: alumni
Correct pronunciation: alamnai /əˈlʌmnaɪ/
19.Word : vehicle
Wrong pronunciation: vehikil
Correct pronunciation: veeakl /ˈviːəkl/
20.Word : deer
Wrong pronunciation: deer
Correct pronunciation: dear (pronounced as the word dear) /dɪə(r)/
21. Word : plumber
Wrong pronunciation: plumbar
Correct pronunciation: pluma (b and r are silent) /ˈplʌmə/
22. Word : recipe
Wrong pronunciation: risaipee, resipi
Correct pronunciation: resapi /ˈresəpi/
23. Word : colonel
Wrong pronunciation: calo-nel, coloniyal
Correct pronunciation: kenal /ˈkɜːnl/
24. Word : Greenwich Mean Time
Wrong pronunciation: Greenwhich Meen Taim
Correct pronunciation: grenitch meen taim /ˌɡren.ɪtʃ ˈmiːn taɪm/
25. Word : Fahrenheit
Wrong pronunciation: farenheet, farenheit
Correct pronunciation: farenhait /ˈfærənhaɪt/
26. Word : elite
Wrong pronunciation: elait
Correct pronunciation: ileet /ɪˈliːt/
27. Word : niche (meaning suitable role, job, etc.)
Wrong pronunciation: nichey
Correct pronunciation: neesh /niːʃ/
28. Word : cache
Wrong pronunciation: cachi, cachey
Correct pronunciation: cash /kæʃ/
29. Word : women
Wrong pronunciation: wumen
Correct pronunciation: wimin /ˈwɪmɪn/
30. Word : monk
Wrong pronunciation: maangk
Correct pronunciation: mungk /mʌŋk/
31. Word : suite (a set of rooms in a hotel)
Wrong pronunciation: suoote, suoot
Correct pronunciation: sweet /swiːt/
32. Word : epitome (a perfect example of something)
Wrong pronunciation: epitome
Correct pronunciation: ipitami /ɪˈpɪtəmi/
33. Word : meme (modified humorous internet video, etc.)
Wrong pronunciation: meemee
Correct pronunciation: meem /miːm/
34. Word : valet
Wrong pronunciation: valet
Correct pronunciation: valei and valit /ˈvæleɪ/ and /ˈvælɪt/
35. Word : athlete
Wrong pronunciation: athlet
Correct pronunciation: athleet /ˈæθliːt/
36. Word : mischievous
Wrong pronunciation: mischeevius
Correct pronunciation: mischivas /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
37. Word : party
Wrong pronunciation: paarti
Correct pronunciation: paati (r silent) /ˈpɑːti/
38. Word : serious
Wrong pronunciation: seerius
Correct pronunciation: siarias /ˈsɪəriəs/
39. Word : principal
Wrong pronunciation: prinsipaal, prinspaal
Correct pronunciation: prinsapl /ˈprɪnsəpl/
40. Word : principle
Wrong pronunciation: prinsipil
Correct pronunciation: prinsapl ( the pronunciation for principle and principal is the same)/ˈprɪnsəpl/
“Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.”
-Gerard Nolst Trenité, “Drop your Foreign Accent”
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