English is the only language which is spoken widely all over the world as it can be easily learnt and understood. One of the old yet easiest way to learn English is by reading newspapers, books, novels etc. You might find range of vocabularies to learn. Pick up 10 new words and learn the meaning, spelling, pronunciation etc. Unfortunately, there are many words which are pronounced incorrectly. According to a recent research almost 82% of the people mispronounce the words. Sometimes, the way a word appears might not sound the same way. In today’s blog, we will explain the correct way to pronounce the common words.





Learn correct way to pronounce these words:

1. Dengue:

It is a kind of disease which is incorrectly pronounced as Den-goo. The correct way to pronounce it is Den-gee.


2. February:

The second month of the year, February is incorrectly pronounced as Feb-yoo-a-ree. The correct pronunciation is Feb-roo-a-ree.


3. Wednesday:

Wednesday is often pronounced as Wed-nes-day. But the correct way to pronounce it is, Wenz-day.


4. Plumber:

The correct way to pronounce plumber is plumer with b silent. But many people pronounce it as plum-ber.


5. Quote:

The correct way to pronounce quote is kwo-te. But unfortunately, people pronounce it as coat.


6. Epitome:

The word epitome is wrongly pronounced as ep-i-tome. But the correct pronunciation is ep-i-tummy.


7. Ethyl:

Usually students pronounce ethyl as Ee-th-yl but the actual pronunciation is A-thil.


8. Salon:

One of the most used word by ladies is often pronounced as sa-lon. But the actual pronunciation is suh-loon.


9. Raspberry:

The fruit raspberry is often pronounced as rasp-berry but the correct pronunciation is raz-ber-ree where the alphabet p is silent.


10. Dessert:

The common mistake which is made by most of the people while pronouncing dessert is they pronounce it as des-ert which is the pronunciation for desert. The correct pronunciation of the word dessert is dizz-urt.


11. Pronunciation:

The common mistake what people do is that they pronounce the word pronunciation wrong. It is a common confusion that many people have. It is pronounced as pro-nun-si-ay-shun.


When learning English, our focus should be on getting the pronunciation right as a slip of tongue here and there can change the meaning of a sentence. The list above includes just a handful of words, there are uncountable such everyday words that we casually pronounce in the wrong manner. Only by listening will you be able to improve your English speaking.
 

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Food is something that everyone loves. Thinking of food itself makes us hungry. If you are a food lover and have a knack for cooking, then you might have surely tried many food items. Your culinary skills would make you a cooking expert or you might even land to Master Chef. Although your cooking skills may possibly give you a new job, but average or poor communication skills may ruin your chance. The way you talk, the way you present or you pronounce matters a lot. In today’s blog, we are bringing you pronunciation lesson for these common food terms. Let us have a look at the list.



7 must know words

1. Buffet

Buffet means a meal that consists of various dishes and is self-served by the people. This is the common word which is mispronounced. The way it is written is not how we say it. People say it buff-ay but the right way to pronounce it is boo-fay.

2. Espresso

Espresso is a highly concentrated, bittersweet coffee brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans. It is wrongly pronounced as ex-press-o whereas the right way to pronounce it is es-press-oh.

3. Bruschetta

Bruschetta is an Italian appetizer containing tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, and olive oil. It is incorrectly pronounced as broo-sheh-ta whereas it should be pronounced as broos-keh-t-tah.

4. Mojito

Mojito is a traditional Cuban cocktail containing of white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint. People often say it as mo-ji-to but the correct pronunciation is mo-hi-to.

5. Mousse

A mousse is a prepared food that includes air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. A mousse may be sweet or savory in taste. The spelling looks familiar like mouse so it is generally pronounced as mouse but the correct way of pronouncing it is moo-s.

6. Jalapeno

The jalapeno is a medium sized chilly pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. It is used in pizzas. It is wrongly pronounced as ja-la-peh-noh and the correct pronunciation is hah-lah-peh-nyoh.

7. Raspberry

Raspberry is a fruit from genus Rubus, which comes from Rose family. It is commonly pronounced as rasp-berry but it is incorrect. The correct pronunciation is raz-ber-ee.

When learning English, our focus should be on getting the pronunciation right as a slip of tongue here and there can change the meaning of a sentence. With the above explanation you can now pronounce these food terms properly in English. Listen to each word when they are pronounced because only by listening will you be able to improve your English speaking. All the best.

About Eagetutor:

eAgeTutor.com is the premier online tutoring provider. eAge's world-class faculty and ace communication experts from around the globe help you to improve English in an all-round manner. Assignments and tasks based on a well-researched content developed by subject matter and industry experts can certainly fetch the most desired results for improving spoken English skills. Overcoming limitations is just a click of mouse away in this age of effective and advance communication technology. For further information on online English speaking course or to experience the wonders of virtual classroom fix a demonstration session with our tutor. Please visit www.eagetutor.com.

-By Shailja Varma

Related topics:

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After the USA, India is the second largest English speaking country. Although English might not be our first language, but many of us manage to speak in Basic English. No one can learn a language in one day, rather it’s a continuous process. We learn it, when we speak daily. Often while speaking, we don’t pronounce a word the way it is written. If we know how to pronounce a word, then it would be easier for us to speak in English fluently. Pronouncing the correct word is very much essential because without correct articulation, English language cannot be spoken fluently. Today, we will share some tips to improve pronunciation with tongue twisters.

Tongue twisters are phrases or sentences which  generally consists of a combination of nearly similar sounds. Therefore when aticulating, it becomes difficult for the person to speak fast.



7 tongue twisters you must practice now

1. Betty Botter bought some butter
    But she said the butter’s bitter
    If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
    But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
    So it was better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

This tongue twister is a bit better than others. It will help improve your b sound.

2. She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
    The sixth sick Sheikh's sixth sheep is sick.

This is one of the most difficult tongue twisters. It will help your s and sh sound.

3. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

The above tongue twister will improve your p.

4. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy,was he?

You can improve your f and w letter sound  with this twister.

5. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
    He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
    As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood

Well, you can improve your ‘w’ and ‘c’  pronunciation.

6. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

Improve your ‘th’ sound with the above tongue twister.

7. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she shines.

The above tongue twister will improve your ‘sh’ pronunciation.

Tongue twisters are a fun way of improving English pronunciation. Practicing them daily is the best way of learning English.

About Eagetutor:

eAgeTutor.com is the premier online tutoring provider. eAge's world-class faculty and ace communication experts from around the globe help you to improve English in an all-round manner. Assignments and tasks based on a well-researched content developed by subject matter and industry experts can certainly fetch the most desired results for improving spoken English skills. Overcoming limitations is just a click of mouse away in this age of effective and advance communication technology. For further information on online English speaking course or to experience the wonders of virtual classroom fix a demonstration session with our tutor. Please visit www.eagetutor.com.

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English language has thousands and thousands of words which are pronounced the same way. We use these words in our daily conversations. But often the words are mispronounced by us. Have a look at the following example – “Peter can you please call Henry? Ask him to come to my desk in 10 minutes.” This sentence is properly written but many of us read it as, “Peter can you please call Henry, ask him to come to my deks in 10 minutes.” People here pronounce deks instead of desk and this error is very common, and is considered as perfectly natural. Let’s have a look at the other such mispronounced words.

10 commonly mispronounced words

1. Cache

Most of us get muddled up with words that end with “-che.” We pronounce it as “cash-ay,” but cache is actually pronounced the same way as cash and it means a group of items hidden in a secret storage place.

2. Hyperbole

Hyperbole means exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. We pronounce it is “hyper-bowl” but in reality it should be pronounced as “hy-per-ba-lee”.

3. Picture

Picture is usually confused and mispronounced as pitcher. Pitcher means a large jug. Picture should be pronounced as "pic-shur" or "pic-tchur". Concentrate and stress the alphabet “c”.



4. Almond

Almond, a dry fruit is pronounced as Aal-mund but it has to be pronounced as Ah-mund, pronunciation of u as in sun and L is silent.

5. Dessert

Dessert is what we eat after our meal. It should be pronounced as dizz-urt pronunciation of u as in sun. Whereas, desert means a barren land.

6.  Zebra

Zebra is pronounced differently in the US English and UK English. According to the US English, the sound of the letter ‘Z’ is ‘Zee’. So the pronunciation is Zee-bra in which pronunciation of ee as in tree. Whereas in British English, it is be Zeb-ra.

7. Epitome

Epitome is pronounced as ep-i-tome (as in foam) but the correct pronunciation is as ep-i-tummy.

8. Develop

The word develop is pronounced as Day+vay+lupp, but the correct pronunciation is D+vay+lupp.

9. Pizza

All this time we were pronouncing our yummy pizza wrongly. That’s sad to know. We pronounce it as Pi-za but it should be pronounced as peet-zuh, (peet pronounced as in wheat).

10. Ethyl, methyl

Yes, the scientific term which is mainly used in chemistry should be pronounced as eethail, meethail (aail as in ice) and not as A-thil, mey-thil.

When learning English, our focus should be on getting the pronunciation right as a slip of tongue here and there can change the meaning of a sentence. The list above includes just a handful of words. There are uncountable such everyday words that we casually pronounce in the wrong manner. Therefore, a word of wisdom is to regularly listen to good speakers and note the way they say a particular word. Only by listening will you be able to improve your English speaking.

About Eagetutor:

eAgeTutor.com is the premier online tutoring provider. eAge's world-class faculty and ace communication experts from around the globe help you to improve English in an all-round manner. Assignments and tasks based on a well-researched content developed by subject matter and industry experts can certainly fetch the most desired results for improving spoken English skills. Overcoming limitations is just a click of mouse away in this age of effective and advance communication technology. For further information on online English speaking course or to experience the wonders of virtual classroom fix a demonstration session with our tutor. Please visit www.eagetutor.com.

-By Shailja Varma

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