Word: Wrong Pron. : Right Pron. H: Hech :ech M: Yum :em N: yun :en A : ye : aye E: yee : eei F: yuf : ef L:yul: el S: yes: es W: Double you: dublyu 1. PIZZA Wrong pronunciation : Pi-za Correct pronunciation : Peet-zuh 2. PICTURE Wrong pronunciation : Pit-cher Correct pronunciation : Pik-cher 3. ZEBRA Wrong pronunciation : Zeb-ra Correct pronunciation : Zee-bra 4. DESSERT Wrong pronunciation : Dez-ert Correct pronunciation : Dizz-urt 5. BOWL Wrong pronunciation : Baa-ool Correct pronunciation : Bo-hl 6. WEDNESDAY Wrong pronunciation : Wed-nesday Correct pronunciation : Wenz day 7. SALOON Wrong pronunciation : Sa-loon Correct pronunciation : Sa-lawn 8. ALMOND Wrong pronunciation : Aal-mund Correct pronunciation : Ah-mund 9. ONION Wrong pronunciation : O-nion Correct pronunciation : un-yen 10. BASS Wrong pronunciation : Bass Correct pronunciation : Base 11. BUFFET Wrong pronunciation : Buff-ay Correct pronunciation : Boo-fay 12. LINGERIE Wrong pronunciation : Lin-guhree Correct pronunciation : Lawnzhuh-ray 13. SOUR Wrong pronunciation : Saar Correct pronunciation : Sower 14. GENRE Wrong pronunciation : Jen-ner Correct pronunciation : Zhan-ra 15. QUOTE Wrong pronunciation : Coat Correct pronunciation : Kwo-te
16. NIKE Wrong pronunciation : Naik Correct pronunciation : Nai-KEY 17. IRON Wrong pronunciation : Eye-run Correct pronunciation : aye-urn 18. BANQUET Wrong pronunciation : Ban-kway Correct pronunciation : Bankwet 19. RESTAURANT Wrong pronunciation : Res-ta - rent Correct pronunciation : Res-tuhrawnt 20. NUTELLA Wrong pronunciation : NAA-telluh Correct pronunciation : NEWtell-uh 21. TOUR Wrong pronunciation : Toor Correct pronunciation : Too-uhr 22. RASPBERRY Wrong pronunciation : Raspberry Correct pronunciation : Raz-beree 23 PEAR : P air 24 DEER : deer 25. CHEER Chear 26. Cabin: It should be pronounced as Kya bin 27. Data: should be dayta not daa-taa 28. Dengue: This disease is pronounced as Dengee (pronunciation of 'gee' as in geese). 29. Dessert: It is pronounced dizz-urt, (pronunciation of u as in sun). 30. Truth: It is pronounced true-th and not tru-th (long 'oo' not short 'u'). 31. Executive: Should be pronounced eggs-eckuh-tiv, 32. Develop: The correct pronunciation is dih-velup, and not as day-vuhlupp. Extending that to 33. Opposite: Instead of uhpose-it it should be pronounced awp-uhzit. The emphasis is on the first syllable 'opp'. 34. Biology: Once again, the first syllable 'bi' gets emphasis. say bai-awelojy. 35. Monk: It should be pronounced munk (rhym e with drunk). It is often
mispronounced mawnk ( rhyme with donk from donkey). 36. Genre: Zhan-re: jon-ruh, (j is the sound as in vision). It is often mispronounced as jenner. 37. Quote: The correct pronunciation is kwo-te. It is often pronounced as coat. 38. Salon: It should be pronounced as sa-lawn, (sa as in apple, lon as in John) It is often pronounced as suhloon which is incorrect. 39. Police: The correct pronunciation is puhleece. It is often mispronounced as puliss. Like Chulbul Pandey is a pu-liss wallah. 40. Gauge: The correct pronunciation is gay-j. It is often mispronounced as gauj. 41. Garage: guh rahzh not gya-raje 42. Pronunciation : Ironically, the word 'pronunciation' itself if often mispronounced as pro-noun-ciation (the second syllable should be 'nun' not noun). 43. POEM = say as poh uhm 44. DEBRIS = De-bree 45. ASTHMA = AZ-MUH or Azma 46. PIZZA= Peet za 47. LINGERIE - lawn zhuh ray 48. EXTEMPORE ex tempo ree 49. BURY be re 50. TOMB- toom (b) 51. Chassis Chas- ee 52. COUPON koo pawn 53. MARIJUANA mar uh wah nuh (myaruvanah) 54. IRON I en (ayen) 55. BANQUET ban kwet 56. MOJITO moh hee toh 57. RESTAURANT res- trant 58. ENGINEER en juh near 59. ENTREPRENUER on tre pe- nuer
60. DEMON dee - mun 61. TOUR too ur ot Toovar 62. SUBTRACT sub- tract 63. Kangaroo kang- guh roo 64. Dove duhv 65. SATURDAY : Saturday 66. HOTEL ho- tell 67. AGAINST - PRONOUNCED As AGAIN- st 68. Brochure Bro shure 69. Tortoise - tor tis 70. Zebra Zhe bra 71. Zoology zhu va - logy 72. Absent ab sent 73. Object ob- ject 74. Axis bank axis bank Wrongly pronounced words Quiet= kwayet (silence) Quite = kwite (fairly, to a certain extent) Dessert = di sert (pudding or sweet after dinner) Desert = desert (wasteland or sandy area) Sour(savur) = bitter Soar = fly or ascend ; sore = painful or uncomfortable Top ;Tap Lot ;Lap Toilet Germ ;Gem worst =wo r st = world = wo:ld old almond chaos = keias squ/ash sp/lash sp/losh sp/lish gosh gossip goat
got oat vote wallet ; valet = va le buffet = bu ffe water ; voter sew = sow and sow sue suit = su:t genuine = dze/ nyu/ en envelope = enve/ lope suite = swit same as sweet plot and flat wet and vet point and paint pants and plants Packet and pocket Block and black boots and roots cost and cast wagged and asked Yell and l Food (fu:d) or good (gud)or Foot (fut)or boot (Bu:t) Husked (huskt) or musked (muskt) or tusked (tuskt) Asked (askt) Worked (wo r ked) Yawned or frowned or groaned Chop ; chap Chat ; chant Chin ; chip Shaft ; shift Shop ; shot Oil ; boil ; soil Launch ; lawn 1. TOP 2. MOP 3. HOP 4. COP 5. DROP 6. FLOP 7. STOP PHONICS
8. COT 9. DOT 10. HOT 11. GOT 12. LOT 13. NOT 14. POT 15. ROT 16. BOY 17. COY 18. JOY 19. TOY 20. TAP 21. MAP 22. CAP 23. GAP 24. NAP 25. SAP 26. JAB 27. CAB 28. LAB 29. FAB 30. NAB 31. TAB 32. ZAB 33. ZEBRA 34. ZERO 35. ZENITH 36. ZEST 37. ZEUS 38. ZEAL 39. ZIG ZAG 40. ZAMBO 41. JUG 42. JAB 43. JAM 44. JET 45. JAR 46. JAN 47. JUMP 48. JOSH 49. JUNK 50. JUMBO 51. GET 52. GIRAFFE 53. GEN 54. GIST 55. GHOST 56. GUAVA 57. GUARDIAN 58. LAW la or lah layer 59. SAW 60. PAW 61. RAW 62. SHAW 63. DRAW 64. DRAWER 65. LAWYER 66. WALLET 67. WATER 68. WONDER 69. WHAT 70. WANDER 71. WINTER 72. VOTE 73. VALET 74. VINTAGE 75. VINYL 76. VIOLET 77. VORACIOUS 78. OATS 79. OX 80. OZ (azz) 81. OR. are 82. OPERA (OPRA) opera 83. OPAQUE (O/ PAIK) Common Words You Are Saying Wrong
1. Cabin: It should be pronounced as Cab-in (cab as in taxicab). 2. Data: should be dayta not daa-taa 3. Dengue: This disease is pronounced as Dengee (pronunciati on of 'gee' as in geese). 4. Dessert: It is pronounced diz z-urt, (pronunciation of u as in sun). 5. Bowl: It is pronounced bo hl (rhyming with pole). 6. Truth: It is pronounced tru e-th and not truth (long 'oo' not short 'u'). 7. Epitome: The correct pronunciation is ep-i-tummy or epi-tumi, not epitome (rhyming with Rome). 8. Executive: Shou ld be pronounced eg gs-eck-uh-tiv, Develop: The correct pronunciation is dih-vel-up, and not as dayvuh-lupp. Extending that to 9. Pizza: The correct pronunciation is peed-zuh, (peed pronounced as in weed). And not pi-za. 10. Wednesday: wen' s day is the correct way of saying the name of this day (the D is usually silent). Opposite: Instead of uhpose-it it should be
pronounced awp-uhzit. The emphasis is on the first syllable 'opp'. Biology: Once again, the first syllable 'bi' gets emphasis. say bai-awe-lojy. Monk: It should be pronounced munk (rhy me with drunk). It is often mispronounced mawnk (rhyme with donk from donkey). Genre: The correct pronunciation has a soft j, like the French say it. jon-ruh, (j is the sound as in vision). It is often mispronounced as jenner. Quote: The correct pronunciation is kwote. It is often pronounced as coat. Salon: It should be pronounced as salawn, (sa as in apple, lon as in John) It is often pronounced as suh-loon which is incorrect. Police: The correct pronunciation is puhleece. It is often mispronounced as puliss. Like Chulbul Pandey is a pu-liss wallah. Gauge: The correct pronunciation is gay-j. It is often mispronounced as gauj. Garage: guh rahzh not gya-raje Pronunciation : Ironically, the word 'pronunciation' itself if often mispronounced as pro-noun-ciation (the second syllable should be 'nun' not noun). POEM = say as poh uhm DEBRIS = De-bree POIGNANT = poh-in-yant ASTHMA = AZ-MUH or Azma PIZZA= Peet za
LINGERIE - lawn zhuh ray EXTEMPORE ex tempo ree BURY be re TOMB- toom (b) Chassis Chas- ee COUPON koo pawn MARIJUANA mar uh wah nuh (myaruvanah) IRON I en (ayen) BANQUET ban kwet MOJITO moh hee toh RESTAURANT res- trant ENGINEER en juh near ENTREPRENUER on tre pe- nuer DEMON dee - mun TOUR too ur ot Toovar SUBTRACT sub- tract