Most Common Pronunciation Mistakes Heard in Oral Exams

Make sure you don't make these pronuncation mistakes before you take your next oral exam

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On Nov 30, 2015

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Ready to start the quiz? This is a very common mistake. How do you pronounce the "a" in the adjective "dangerous"?

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And here's another one you need to correct as it's a very common word in any language.How do you pronounce "friend"?

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Let's have a look at word stress now.Where is the stress in the word "catholic"?

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Is the vowel sound in "work" the same as in "short", or the same as in "shirt"?

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A clue: when "ch" is pronounced like this, the word has normally a French origin.Now,how do you pronounce the "ch" in the word "machine"? As in "church" or as in "moustache"?

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Are "sun" and "son" homophones ,ie. are they pronounced in the same way?

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Believe it or not, this is a very common mistake.
Let's say you have to pronounce the -ing form "studying" , "hurrying" or "carrying". How would you pronounce the ending -ying?Look at the two possibilities for "studying" and choose the correct one

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How do you pronounce the word "month"?

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Three out the four words below are pronounced with /ʌ/. Find the word that is not pronounced with /ʌ/

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How do you pronounce "adult"?

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Does the adjective "worse" rhyme with "nurse" or with "horse"?

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"I am on a diet" . And you?
Is the word "diet" pronounced /ˈdaɪət/ or /ˈdɪət/

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It's very common to mispronounce the preposition "since". Do you know how to pronounce it?

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