Hi guys! How's it going? I'm teacher Luke and today we're gonna look at 30 words
which are really commonly mispronounced by English learners! This video is gonna
help you to stop making these simple mistakes and help you to improve your
pronunciation. So make sure you watch the whole video number 1 - 30. Let's
get right to it! The first one on this list is pretty ironic because it's the
topic of today's video and it is pronunciation pronunciation. I hear many
students and actually some native speakers to say in this word like
pro-noun.ci.ation but that's wrong the second syllable in this word is "nun" not
"noun". So it goes like this pro.nun.ci.a.tion. altogether pronunciation . Now I
totally see why some students make a mistake with this because the verb form
of this word is to pronounce, but in the noun form it is pronunciation. For
example, when learning a second language it's really important to work on your
pronunciation. Word number two is one of the most common mistakes on this list
and you pronounce this word like gorgeous gorgeous. This word only has two
syllables gor.geous, gorgeous. I hear many students pronounce this with 3 syllables
like gor,ge,ous. But that's not correct this word only has two syllables one
more time gorgeous. For example you look gorgeous today or the weather was
gorgeous last weekend. Number three is a really hard one to pronounce we
pronounce this thoroughly thoroughly. Slower thoroughly thoroughly. We
thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. You should study this lesson thoroughly. Ok before
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Number four is bomb bomb in written English this is spelled with
the letter B but when we speak it we omit the B and
just pronounce it as bomb bomb there is no B sound. For example
hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city during the war. No. 5 is very
similar to number four this word also has a silent B but the B is actually in
the middle of the word. So we pronounce this word like debt debt
again there is no B sound when we say this word. For example, I need to pay
off all my debts. Number five is another example of a
silent letter but in this case the silent letter is H this word is
pronounced honest honest don't pronounce the H when you say this word so it's not
h-onest it's just honest. He looks like an honest man. You should try to be an
honest person. And number seven is just like number eight again this is a silent
H and this word is pronounced hour hour. I spent an hour on the phone yesterday.
This video is taking me hours to make. Before we move on to number eight, are any
of these pronunciations surprising to you? Let me know below in the comments!
Okay number eight is genuine genuine. I hear some students pronounce this like
genu-ine but the last syllable and this word is pronounced in not ine so it goes
like this gen. u. in all together genuine genuine.
For example he comes across as a very genuine person. Word 9 is cupboard
cupboard now of course I can understand why some students would pronounce this
one wrong because if you read it you read it as, cup board. But when we speak
it we pronounce it as cupboard. His kitchen has so many cupboards. Number 10
is a particularly difficult one to say we pronounce this as accessory accessory
this word has four syllables and the
stress is on the second syllable altogether accessory accessory. I have so
many accessories for my bike. Word number 11 might be used a lot in the IELTS exam
if you're talking about yourself or giving a personal introduction and you
are this thing. We pronounce it as athlete athlete this word has two
syllables only athlete some students use it with 3 syllables athlete but that's
not correct it only has two syllables athlete. When I was young, I wanted to
become a professional athlete. Number 12 is debut debut there is no sound in this
word even though the spelling uses the T to not pronounce the T so do not say
debuT say debut debut. She'll make her debut on the national football team
this week. Number 13 is much more common in written English but we do sometimes
use it when we're speaking and it is pronounced as et cetera et cetera some people use
this as ex cetera but that's not correct it's pronounced as et cetera. Again this is another
example of a word that won't really impede comprehension but it's good to
know how to pronounce it correctly, I enjoy playing basketball football
baseball et cetera. Number 14 is a really common adjective it's pronounced
definitely definitely, a bit slower definitely, quicker definitely. I
definitely remember sending the email. 15 is a common one when you're talking
about movies and it's pronounced as genre genre. That first sound sure is
quite difficult for many students so they change it to like Zenre or jenre
that's not exactly correct you have to practice the first sound
genre genre. What genre of movies do youlike watching? Number 16 has two
pronunciations it can be pronounced as niche or niche niche or niche you can
choose whichever one you prefer but it's not pronounced mache that's incorrect.
You can use niche or niche and this one is often used in business English so
here's an example, they spotted a niche in the market without much competition.
Number 17 is stomach stomach now some students pronounce this like stomach but
that's wrong however I can see why students can make this mistake because
the CH is usually pronounced as cha but in this case the CH is pronounced like
K altogether stomach stomach. It's not a good idea to exercise on a full
stomach. Number 18 is a really tricky word to pronounce we pronounce this as
supposedly. Altogether supposedly. And there are two important
things you should know, the stress goes on the second syllable supposedly and at
the end we do not pronounce it like bly instead it is dly, supposedly supposedly. The movie is supposedly based on a true story. 19 Tuition
some students pronounce this as tution with us incorrect.
Instead say it like tuition tuition. Actually there are two ways to pronounce
this word in British English we say tuition but in American English
Americans would say tuition tuition both are acceptable, you choose which one you
like best. For example, he won't be able to finish his degree unless someone pays
for his tuition! Number 20 is a word that students asked me to teach them a lot
and it is mischievous I have heard
this word pronounced as mischievous which i think is also okay but the
dictionary say that this word is pronounced mischievous and also I say it
that way too. For example, he was a mischievous boy or
don't be mischievous. 21 is chaos chaos again here lot of students they
pronounce this CH so chaos I totally understand why
students make this mistake but that's not how it's pronounced it's pronounced
with a K sound. chaos. The house was in chaos after the
party. 22 debris debris or if you're from America you pronounce it like debris the
important thing to note here is that the S is silent so don't say the debris say
debris or say debris. Emergency teams arestill clearing up the debris from the
plane crash. 23 is candidate candidate some students use a long e sound on the
second syllable and pronounce it like candy date but thus incorrect it's
better to say candy date altogether candidate. He's the best candidate for
the job. Which political candidates are you going to vote for? 24 is albeit
albeit the stress goes on the second syllable be albeit albeit some students
say this like all pay it but that's wrong the second syllable is pronounced
e albeit. He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly! 25 is video video a common
mistake is to pronounce this like video with a long e sound on the first
syllable but that's not correct it's much better to use the short e sound on
the first syllable like this video video. We should video her birthday party
number 26 has two acceptable pronunciations it can be pronounced as
scheduled or scheduled in British English schedule and schedule of both
commonly used in American English schedule is the most commonly used one
but you can choose which one you want to use one more time schedule or schedule.
For example I can't meet you tomorrow my schedule is full. Bumber 27 is a really
common one because people often talk about going shopping and this is receipt
there is no P sound when we say this word so it's not it's just
receipt receipt for example. Can I have the receipt please? Number 28 is a word
you'll definitely use if you're buying a house and it is mortgage mortgage this
word has a silent letter and it is the T in the spelling we do not pronounce the
T when we say this word out loud so it's not morte gauge it's simply mortgage
mortgage the last syllable is pronounced mortgage mortgage. For example,
before you buy a house make sure you get a mortgage. 29 is a bit of a sad one and
it is bury the spelling in here looks like it should be pronounced re
but it's not we pronounce this word bury bury. I had to bury my dog last
weekend. And last but not least, this is another really common mistake and it is
photographer photographer lot of students they say this like
which is an easy mistake to make because when you take a picture it is a
photograph but when you are the person that takes the picture you are a
photographer. the stress is on to photographer. For example I would love to
be a professional photographer. Ok you made it all the way to the end of this
video well done! I hope this video is helpful!
These were the 30 most commonly mispronounced words that I hear my
students make really frequently now I hope you don't make the same mistakes :) in
the comments below let me know if you like this video and if you want more
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from me. Thank you very much for watching and
I'll see you next time! Take care!