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LIBRARY

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

Words Frequently Mispronounced

By ESL Learners

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UPDATED: MAY 23

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Speaking English with an accent is not a problem, unless it causes one.   
If it does, then you need this page.
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​Only listening will NOT improve your pronunciation. 

You must:
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Record, Listen, Record
Again and Again
until you are pronouncing the word or sentence correctly.

Some links open to YET pages, others at Pronunciation Sites >

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NEW:

coulda - shoulda - woulda

A-B-C-D

• ​​​​Catholic
• clothes
• ​comfortable
• The "CO" sound
• ​could have
• coulda, shoulda, woulda
• culture
• ​drink and think >
  American/Brit same

E-F-G-H

• ​​​equipment​
• famous
• going to - gonna
• have to / got to / gotta

I-J-K-L

• ​​​​lettuce 

M-N-O-P

• month - months
• olives

Q-R-S-T

• ​​​​regular verbs with "ed" >
• should have
• th

U-V-W-X-Y-Z​

• ​​want to / wanna
• whaddaya .....
• women
• ​would have

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Top 10 English Pronunciation Problems

TWO TTs:

Two 'T's in the middle of a word, make the 'D' sound.  The word 'better' is pronounced 'bedder'.   YouTube AEA

VERBS ENDING IN:

​k, s, ce, ch, sh, f, p, th have the "t" sound;
​not the "id" sound.​

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