Learn how to say the ten most commonly mispronounced English words. I’ll show you the simple pronunciation rules that make them much easier to say. You’ll learn how to clearly pronounce words like *answer, bought, island, honest, angry, hungry, clothes, February,* and *Wednesday,* with confidence. This lesson will help you sound correct and more natural when speaking English. https://www.engvid.com/speak-english-clearly-top-10-pronunciation-problems/
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In this lesson:
0:00 Top 10 Mispronounced Words in English
0:34 "answer" pronunciation
2:15 "bought" pronunciation
4:12 "island" pronunciation
5:36 "honest" pronunciation
6:44 "angry" & "hungry" pronunciation
9:22 "clothes" pronunciation
10:45 "Wednesday" pronunciation
11:50 "February" pronunciation
12:34 "climb" pronunciation
TRANSCRIPT:
And today we are going to look at some words people have difficulty pronouncing, but they're
actually quite easy to do.
So, the words we're going to look at today are "answer", "island", "bought", "Wednesday",
"honest", "angry", "hungry", "clothes", "February", and "climb".
And we might look at a couple bonus words after.
So let's get to it and learn how to actually pronounce these words.
Here is a word that it's so easy to mispronounce.
The word is "answer".
"Answer" is a very, very common English word.
We use it in everyday English.
So why do people make a mistake with this word?
Well, it's because of the spelling.
The "W" here tricks people.
So people see the "W" and they pronounce it like "answer".
"Oh, I answered the question."
Well, the "W" is actually silent.
You do not pronounce the "W".
So, the correct pronunciation is very simple, "an-sir".
What is the answer?
So, just forget the "W", and then you'll be able to pronounce this correctly.
"Answer".
So, let's practice this in some sentences.
So, repeat after me.
Let's answer the question.
And notice I'm saying the first part louder.
Let's answer the question.
So, I'm putting more stress on the first part of this.
"Answer".
"What's your answer?"
Teachers love to ask these types of questions.
"What's the answer?"
So, you can repeat after me.
"Answer.
What's the answer?"
And we also use this when we're talking about telephones.
So, when the telephone is ringing, you might ask somebody to "answer" the phone.
So, you see, it's a very easy pronunciation.
As long as you remember, don't pronounce the "W".
The next word that is very hard for people to pronounce is the word "bought".
So, "bought" is a very common word in English.
It's the past tense of the word "buy".
So, if I'm talking about now, I use "buy", but if I'm talking about the past, like last
week, last month, last year, I would use "bought".
Now, the reason people have trouble with this word is, again, because of the weird spelling.
This "gh" confuses people a lot, so the "ugh", people see that and they try to pronounce
it.
This is actually silent, so you do not have to pronounce the "u", the "g", or the "h".
Ignore that.
So, sometimes I've heard students say "bought", you know, "I bought it", and the mistake they're
making is they're trying to pronounce these silent sounds.
You don't have to pronounce them.
Just think of the word "bought", B-O-T, so this is not the spelling, but this is how
we pronounce it.
If you can say the word "robot", "bought", it's the same pronunciation.
So, let's practice this word.
I bought the book.
I bought the book.
Who bought that?
Who bought that?
And she bought a cat.
She bought a cat.
So, when you're practicing pronunciation of words, it's always good to say the word on
its own, but then to try it in a sentence, because when you say a word in a sentence,
it can be a little bit more difficult to say it, so it's good practice.
So, very simple tip, just don't pronounce the "ugh", just say "bought".
I've had many students who have made a mistake with this word.
The word is "island", "island".
So, what do some students say by mistake?
Well, I commonly hear "Iceland" or "Island", "Island", "Iceland".
The issue many learners have with this word is that they pronounce the "s".
This "s" is silent.
You do not need to pronounce the "s" in "island", so if you - if we remove the "s", the pronunciation
is more like "I-land", the "I-land".
So, you can say "I-land", "I-land" depending on your accent.
The most important thing is to get rid of the "s" pronunciation.
So, let's do this together. […]