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In this lesson, I want to teach you how to correctly pronounce many difficult and confusing words. I'll say the pronunciation and talk a little bit about why the word may be challenging for English learners.
If you'd like to review, here are all 75 words from the lesson along with the phonetic spelling.
1. pronunciation [ pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn ]
2. characterization [ kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuhn ]
3. museum [ myoo-zee-uhm ]
4. disadvantage [ dis-uhd-van-tij ]
5. unfortunate [ uhn-fawr-chuh-nit ]
6. occupation [ ok-yuh-pey-shuhn ]
7. cucumber [ kyoo-kuhm-ber ]
8. suitable [ soo-tuh-buhl ]
9. tongue [ tuhng ]
10. assume [ uh-soom ]
11. diary [ dahy-uh-ree ]
12. category [ kat-i-gawr-ee ]
13. schedule [ skej-ool ]
14. physics [ fiz-iks ]
15. curtail [ ker-teyl ]
16. chemistry [ kem-uh-stree ]
17. poignant [ poin-yuhnt ]
18. hippopotamus [ hip-uh-pot-uh-muhs ]
19. rhinoceros [ rahy-nos-er-uhs ]
20. science [ sahy-uhns ]
21. silhouette [ sil-oo-et ]
22. arouse [ uh-rouz ]
23. unique [ yoo-neek ]
24. accident [ ak-si-duhnt ]
25. dumb [ duhm ]
26. often [ aw-fuhn]
27. paradigm [ par-uh-dahym]
28. caveat [ kav-ee-aht ]
29. cupboard [ kuhb-erd ]
30. alzheimer’s [ ahlts-hahy-merz ]
31. heimlich maneuver [ hahym-lik muh-noo-ver ]
32. asthma [ az-muh ]
33. mischievous [ mis-chuh-vuh s ]
34. coxswain [ kok-suh n ]
35. clothes [ klohz ]
36. prescription [ pri-skrip-shuh n ]
37. perspire [ per-spahyuh r ]
38. boutique [ boo-teek ]
39. police [ puh-lees ]
40. debris [ duh-bree ]
41. marijuana [ mar-uh-wah-nuh ]
42. February [ feb-roo-er-ee ]
43. rural [ roor-uhl ]
44. sorbet [sawr-bey ]
45. valet [ va-ley ]
46. regime [ ruh-zheem ]
47. vineyard [ vin-yerd ]
48. coupon [ koo-pon ]
49. hyperbole [ hahy-pur-buh-lee ]
50. receipt [ ri-seet ]
51. wrangle [ rang-guhl ]
52. wrench [ rench ]
53. wretched [ rech-id ]
54. knuckle [ nuhk-uhl ]
55. knead [ need ]
56. knot [ not ]
57. pneumonia [ noo-mohn-yuh ]
58. pseudonym [ sood-uhn-im ]
59. crescent [ kres-uhnt ]
60. fluorescent [ floo-res-uhnt ]
61. obscene [ uhb-seen ]
62. resuscitate [ ri-suhs-i-teyt ]
63. mortgage [ mawr-gij ]
64. nestle [ nes-uhl ]
65. hasten [ hey-suhn ]
66. moisten [ moi-suhn ]
67. catacomb [ kat-uh-kohm ]
68. rumb [ kruhm ]
69. limb [ lim ]
70. womb [ woom ]
71. debut [ dey-byoo ]
72. gourmet [ goor-mey ]
73. rapport [ ra-pawr ]
74. ricochet [ rik-uh-shey ]
75. rendezvous [ rahn-duh-voo ]
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