Commonly mispronounced words
Most common mispronunciations come from adding a letter that is not there: expresso for espresso, mischievious for mischievous, perscription for prescription. Read each word letter by letter and you will spot the intrusion. Then listen and confirm the correct shape.
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Words that lose a syllable
Chocolate, comfortable, vegetable: fewer syllables than the spelling suggests. Hear the real count.
Hard consonant clusters
Strength, twelfths, sixths: dense consonant runs with no vowel to help. Hear them said cleanly.
WH words
What, where, who, whole: the WH spelling covers three different sounds. Hear which is which.
Food words people mispronounce
Quinoa, gnocchi, bruschetta, acai: menu words that trip everyone up. Hear each one correctly.
Medical terms
Anaesthesia, ophthalmologist, angina: essential medical vocabulary said clearly and correctly.
Legal terms
Subpoena, plaintiff, voir dire, tort: courtroom vocabulary with unpredictable pronunciation.
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