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Improve Your English Pronunciation And Learn Over 500 Commonly Mispronounced Words

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English pronunciation can be tricky, even for native speakers. There are many different sounds and rules to learn, and it can be easy to make mistakes. If you're not sure how to pronounce a word, the best thing to do is to look it up in a dictionary or online. You can also listen to how native speakers pronounce the word by watching videos or listening to podcasts.

Improve your English pronunciation and learn over 500 commonly mispronounced words

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In this article, we'll cover the basics of English pronunciation, including the different sounds and how to produce them. We'll also provide a list of commonly mispronounced words and their correct pronunciations.

The Basics of English Pronunciation

English pronunciation is based on a system of 44 phonemes, which are the smallest units of sound that can be distinguished in a language. These phonemes are divided into two main categories: vowels and consonants.

Vowels are sounds that are produced when air passes through the vocal cords and out of the mouth without any obstruction. There are 20 vowel phonemes in English, and they are represented by the letters a, e, i, o, u, and y.

Consonants are sounds that are produced when air is obstructed in some way as it passes through the mouth. There are 24 consonant phonemes in English, and they are represented by the letters b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, and z.

The way that vowels and consonants are combined can create a wide variety of sounds. For example, the combination of the vowel "a" and the consonant "t" can create the sound "at," as in the word "cat." The combination of the vowel "i" and the consonant "n" can create the sound "in," as in the word "pin." And the combination of the vowel "u" and the consonant "p" can create the sound "up," as in the word "cup."

Commonly Mispronounced Words

Now that we've covered the basics of English pronunciation, let's take a look at some of the most commonly mispronounced words.

Here is a list of 500 commonly mispronounced words with their correct pronunciations:

| Word | Correct Pronunciation | |---|---| | accommodate | əˈkäməˌdāt | | address | əˈdres | | adult | ˈædˌəlt | | advertisement | ədˈvərtəsˌmənt | | advice | ədˈvīs | | affect | əˈfekt | | again | əˈgen | | aisle | ˈīl | | athlete | ˈæθˌlēt | | aunt | ˈænt | | because | bəˈkəz | | beautiful | ˈbyo͞otəfəl | | believe | bəˈlēv | | birthday | ˈbərthˌdā | | business | ˈbiznəs | | busy | ˈbizē | | captain | ˈkaptn | | certainly | ˈsərtnlē | | character | ˈkarəktər | | children | ˈchildrən | | chocolate | ˈchäkələt | | clothes | klōz | | coffee | ˈkôfē | | comfortable | ˈkəmftəbəl | | company | ˈkumpənē | | couple | ˈkəpəl | | could | kood | | country | ˈkəntrē | | cousin | ˈkəzən | | data | ˈdätə | | daughter | ˈdôtər | | delicious | dəˈlishəs | | different | ˈdifərənt | | difficult | ˈdifikəlt | | doctor | ˈdäktər | | doesn't | duznt | | don't | dōnt | | early | ˈərle

Improve your English pronunciation and learn over 500 commonly mispronounced words

by Jakub Marian

4.2 out of 5