A COLLECTION OF PRONUNCIATION ERRORS – for Czechs


ABANDONED                                                         /əˈband(ə)nd/

ABROAD                                                                  /əˈbrɔːd/

ACCEPT x  EXCEPT                                                 /əkˈsept/ X   /ɪkˈsept/

ACCESSORY                                                            /əkˈsesəri/

to ACCOMPANY, ACCOMPANIED                    /əˈkʌmp(ə)ni/, /əˈkʌmp(ə)nid/

ACHE (HEADACHE)                                                          /eɪk/ (/ˈhedeɪk/)

ACHIEVEMENT                                                      /əˈtʃiːvmənt/

ACQUAINTANCE                                                   /əˈkweɪntəns/

ADAPT x ADOPT                                                    /əˈdæpt/ X /əˈdɒpt/

ADDITIONAL                                                                     /əˈdɪʃ(ə)nəl/

ADJACENT                                                              /əˈdʒeɪs(ə)nt/

ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVAL                                    /ˈædʒɪktɪv/, /ˌædʒɪkˈtaɪv(ə)l/

ADMIRE x ADMIRABLE                                       /ədˈmaɪə(r)/ X /ˈædm(ə)rəb(ə)l/

ADO                                                                         /əˈduː/

ADOBE READER                                                    /əˈdəʊbi/

ADVERTISEMENT x                                              /ədˈvɜː(r)tɪsmənt/ X

ADVERTISING x ADVERT                                    /ˈædvə(r)ˌtaɪzɪŋ/ X           /ˈædvɜː(r)t/

AEON                                                                       /ˈiːən/

AERIAL                                                                     /ˈeəriəl/

AEROBICS                                                               /eəˈrəʊbɪks/

AFFIDAVIT                                                             /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/

AGENDA                                                                  /əˈdʒendə/

AGILE                                                                                   /ˈædʒaɪl/

AISLE; to walk down the aisle; see ISLE         both /aɪl/

ALASKA                                                                   /əˈlaskə/

ALLEGIANCE                                                                      /əˈliːdʒ(ə)ns/

to ALLOW, an ALLOWANCE                              /əˈlaʊ/, /əˈlaʊəns/

ALMOND                                                                /ˈɑːmənd/

ALSO                                                                        /ˈɔːlsəʊ/

ALTAR                                                                       /ˈɔːltə(r)/

AMATEUR                                                               /ˈæmətə(r)/    AmE:
/ˈæmətə(r)/

AMIABLE                                                                 /ˈeɪmiəb(ə)l/

AMICABLE                                                              /ˈæmɪkəb(ə)l/

ANALOGY                                                               /əˈnælədʒi/

ANALYSIS, pl. ANALYSES                                                /əˈnæləsɪs/, /əˈnæləsi:z/

to ANALYSE – 3rd pers.sg. he/she ANALYSES                      /ˈænəlaɪz/

ANATHEMA                                                                        /əˈnæθəmə/

ANCHOR                                                                             /ˈæŋkə(r)/

ANGELES (L.A.) x ANGLES                                                          /lɒs ˈandʒəliːz/ X
/ˈæŋɡ(ə)lz/

ANONYMOUS x UNANIMOUS                                      /əˈnɒnɪməs/ X /juːˈnænɪməs/

ANT, ANTEATER                                                                /ænt/, /ˈæntˌiːtə(r)/

ANXIETY                                                                              /æŋˈzaɪəti/

APOCALYPSE                                                                     /əˈpɒkəˌlɪps/

APOSTROPHE, CATASTROPHE                                     /əˈpɒstrəfi/, /kəˈtæstrəfi/

APPETITE                                                                            /ˈæpətaɪt/

AQUARIUS                                                                         /əˈkweəriəs/

ARAB, ARABIC                                                                   /ˈærəb/, /ˈærəbɪk/

AREN’T                                                                                /ɑː(r)nt/

ALBEIT                                                                                 /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/

APARTHEID                                                                        /əˈpɑː(r)tˌheɪt/
or /əˈpɑː(r)tˌhaɪt/

ARCHAIC                                                                             /ɑː(r)ˈkeɪɪk/

ARCHANGEL x ARCHBISHOP                                         /ˈɑː(r)kˌeɪndʒ(ə)l/ X
/ɑː(r)tʃˈbɪʃəp/

ARCHIPELAGO                                                                  /ˌɑː(r)kɪˈpeləɡəʊ/

ARCHITECT(URE)                                                              /ˈɑː(r)kɪˌtekt/
/ˈɑː(r)kɪˌtektʃə(r)/

ARCTIC                                                                                /ˈɑː(r)ktɪk/

AREA                                                                                    /ˈeəriə/


Aspirations: if they’re missing after ptk under stress they’re perceived as bdg.

Recent confusion: POMPEII x BOMBAY       /pɒmˈpeɪi/ X /bɒmˈbeɪ/


ASSESSMENT                                                                     /əˈsesmənt/

ASSOCIATED
/əˈsəʊsiˌeɪtɪd/

ASTHMA                                                                             /ˈæsmə/

ASTRONAUT
/ˈæstrəˌnɔːt/

ATHLETE x ATHLETICS                                                     /ˈæθliːt/ X /æθˈletɪks/

ATROCIOUS
/əˈtrəʊʃəs/

ATYPICAL                                                                            /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/

AUBERGINE                                                                       / ˈəʊbə(r)ˌʒiːn/

AUNT x ANT                                                                       /ɑːnt/ X /ænt/

AUSTRALIA                                                                        /ɒˈstreɪliə/

AUTOMOBILE                                                                   /ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl/

AWE                                                                                     /ɔː/

AWRY
/əˈraɪ/


BABEL                                                                      /ˈbeɪb(ə)l/

BALD x BOLD                                                         /bɔːld/  X  /bəʊld/

BALLET                                                                     /ˈbæleɪ/

the BALKANS                                                         /ˈbɔːlkənz/

BALM                                                                       /bɑːm/

BANAL                                                                     /bəˈnɑːl/

BANQUET                                                               /ˈbæŋkwɪt/

BASIC, BASICALLY                                                /ˈbeɪsɪk/, /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

BASS (in music) x BASS (fish)                            /beɪs/  X  /bæs/ (okoun)

BEAR                                                                        /beə(r)/

BEARD x BIRD                                                        /bɪə(r)d/  X  /bɜː(r)d/

BEELZEBUB                                                             /biˈelzɪˌbʌb/

BELARUS
/ˌbeləˈruːs/

BELOVED                             1) /bɪˈlʌvɪd/

                                               a beloved friend, object etc is one that you love
very much.                                         This word is sometimes used humorously to say
that someone                                               likes something too much

                                               He’s cleaning his beloved motorbike.

                                               2) /bɪˈlʌvd/

                                               very much liked by someone

                                               beloved of/by: Internet newsgroups, beloved of
computer                                           nerds around the world

BERET                                                                                  /ˈbereɪ/

BIATHLON, BIATHLETE                                       /bʌɪˈaθlɒn/ or /bʌɪˈaθlən/, /bʌɪˈaθliːt/

BIRMINGHAM

BLOOD                                                                    /blʌd/

BOAST x BOOST                                                    /bəʊst/ X  /buːst/

BOMB                                                                      /bɒm/

BOROUGH                                                              /ˈbʌrə/

BOUGH (a big branch)                                        /baʊ/

BOUGHT                                                                 /bɔːt/

a BOW – smyčec, luk, a BOW TIE                    /bəʊ/

to BOW/a BOW to the audience                      /baʊ/, /baʊ/ (+ front part of a ship)

BRAZIL                                                                     brəˈzɪl

BREATH x to BREATHE                                         /breθ/  X  /briːð

BRISTOL x BRISTLE                                                           /ˈbrɪst(ə)l/ X
/ˈbrɪs(ə)l/

BROCHURE                                                             /ˈbrəʊʃə(r)/

BROOCH                                                                 /brəʊtʃ/

BUDDHA, BUDDHISM                                         /ˈbʊdə/, /ˈbʊdɪz(ə)m/

BULLET                                                                    /ˈbʊlɪt/

BULLOCK                                                                 /ˈbʊlək/

BULLY                                                                                  /ˈbʊli/

BUSH                                                                        /bʊʃ/

BUTCHER                                                                /ˈbʊtʃə(r)/

BUTTOCKS                                                              /ˈbʌtəks/


CACHE                                                                     /kæʃ/

CAESAR SALAD, CAESAREAN SECTION                      /ˈsiːzə/, /sɪˈzeəriən/

CAFÉ – CAFFE – COFFEE                                     /ˈkæfeɪ/ -  /ˈkafeɪ/ - /ˈkɒfi/

CAFETERIA                                                             /kafɪˈtɪərɪə/

CALM                                                                       /kɑːm/

CAMBRIDGE                                                                      /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

CAMEL                                                                     /ˈkæm(ə)l/

CANAL x KENNEL                                                  /kəˈnæl/ x /ˈken(ə)l/

CANOE                                                                     /kəˈnuː/

CAPABLE                                                                 /ˈkeɪpəb(ə)l/

CAREER x CARRIER                                                           /kəˈrɪə(r)/  x
/ˈkæriə(r)/

CARNIVORE                                                           /ˈkɑː(r)nɪvɔː(r)/

CASTLE                                                                    /ˈkɑːs(ə)l/

CATHOLIC, CATHOLICISM                                 /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/,  /kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪz(ə)m/

CAUCASIAN                                                           /kɔːˈkeɪʒən/ or /kɔːˈkeɪzɪən

CEDAR                                                                     /ˈsiːdə(r)/

CENSURE                                                                 /ˈsenʃə(r)/

CERAMIC                                                                /səˈræmɪk/

CERTAIN, -LY                                                          /ˈsɜː(r)t(ə)n/


CHALET                                                                    /ˈʃæleɪ/

CHAMPAGNE                                                         /ˌʃæmˈpeɪn/

CHANDELIER
/ˌʃændəˈlɪə(r)/

CHANGE, RANGE, STRANGE                              /tʃeɪndʒ/, /reɪndʒ/, /streɪndʒ/

CHARACTER, CHARACTERISTIC                        /ˈkærɪktə(r)/, /ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/

CHASM                                                                    /ˈkæz(ə)m/

CHEF                                                                        /ʃef/

CHEMISTRY                                                            /ˈkemɪstri/

CHICAGO                                                                /ʃɪˈkɑːɡəʊ/

CHILE                                                                       /ˈtʃɪli/

CHIMERA                                                                /kaɪˈmɪərə/

CHOIR                                                                      /kwaɪə(r)/

CHOSEN                                                                  /ˈtʃəʊz(ə)n/


CIRCUIT, CIRCUMSTANCES                               /ˈsɜː(r)kɪt/, /ˈsɜː(r)kəmstənsiz/

CLARINET, CLARINET(T)IST                               /ˌklærəˈnet/, /ˌklerəˈnedəst/

CLAW                                                                                   /klɔː/

CLEANSE x CLEAN                                                 /klenz/  X  /kliːn/

CLERK                                                                                  /klɑː(r)k/

CLIMB, CLIMBER – THUMB – DUMB               /klaɪm/, /ˈklaɪmə(r)/ - /θʌm/ - /dʌm/

CLOTHES x CLOTHS                                              /kləʊðz/  X /klɒθs/

COAST x COST                                                       /kəʊst/ X  /kɒst/

COCA-COLA                                                           /kəʊkəˈkəʊlə/

COLONEL                                                                /ˈkɜːn(ə)l/

COLUMN                                                                 /ˈkɒləm/

COLLEAGUE                                                           /ˈkɒliːɡ/

COMB                                                                      /kəʊm/

COMFORTABLE                                                     /ˈkʌmftəb(ə)l/

COMPANION                                                         /kəmˈpænjən/

COMPANY                                                              /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/

COMPLETION                                                        /kəmˈpliːʃ(ə)n/

COMPONENT                                                        /kəmˈpəʊnənt/

COMRADE                                                              /ˈkɒmreɪd/

CONCERTO                                                             /kənˈtʃeə(r)təʊ/

CONSCIENCE (x SCIENCE)                                              /ˈkɒnʃ(ə)ns/

CONSCIENTIOUS,-LY                                           /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/

CONSCIOUSNESS                                                 /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/

CONSEQUENCE x SEQUENCE                            /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ X  /ˈsiːkwəns/

CONSIST, INSIST                                                  /kənˈsɪst/, /ɪnˈsɪst/

COOPERATIVE                                                       /kəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪv/

CORPS                                                                     /kɔː(r)/

COUGH                                                                    /kɒf/

COUNTRY                                                                /ˈkʌntri/

COURSE x CURSE                                                  /kɔː(r)s/ X  /kɜː(r)s/

COUSIN                                                                   /ˈkʌz(ə)n/

a COVE                                                                    /kəʊv/

COVER x COWARD                                                           /ˈkʌvə(r)/  X  /ˈkaʊə(r)d/

to CREATE - CREATION – CREATURE               /kriˈeɪt/ - /kriˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ -  /ˈkriːtʃə(r)/

CRETE                                                                                  /kriːt/

CROOKED                                                               /ˈkrʊkɪd/

CRUISE                                                                    /kruːz/

CUPBOARD                                                            /ˈkʌbə(r)d/

CUSHION                                                                /ˈkʊʃ(ə)n/

CUTICLE                                                                  /ˈkjuːtɪk(ə)l/

CZECH                                                                      /tʃek/


DAGGER                                                                  /ˈdæɡə(r)/

DAIRY                                                                                  /ˈdeəri/

DEAF                                                                        /def/

DEBRIS                                                                    /ˈdebriː/

DEBT, DEBTOR                                                      /det/, /ˈdetə(r)/

DECADE x DECAY, DECAYED                              /ˈdekeɪd/ X /dɪˈkeɪ/

DECEASED                                                              /dɪˈsiːst/

DECLINE                                                                  /dɪˈklaɪn/

DECORATIVE                                                         /ˈdek(ə)rətɪv/

to DECREASE; a DECREASE                                 /diːˈkriːs/; /ˈdiːkriːs/

-> check “initial stress derivation“

to DEFER                                                                 /dɪˈfɜː(r)/

DELETE                                                                    /dɪˈliːt/

DEMOSTHENES¨                                                   /dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/

DEPTH                                                                     /depθ/

DESCENT x DECENT                                              /dɪˈsent/ X /ˈdiːs(ə)nt/

DESERT x to DESERT, a DESSERT                      /ˈdezə(r)t/ X /dɪˈzɜː(r)t/

DETERMINED                                                        /dɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnd/

DEVIL x EVIL                                                                      /ˈdev(ə)l/ X
/ˈiːv(ə)l/

DIABETES                                                                /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/

DIARRHEA, DIARRHOEA                                    /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/, /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/

DIFFER                                                                     /ˈdɪfə(r)/

DILATE                                                                     /daɪˈleɪt/

DILEMMA                                                               /dɪˈlemə/ or /dʌɪˈlɛmə/

DIPHTHERIA                                                                      /dɪfˈθɪəriə/,
/dɪpˈθɪəriə/

DIVORCED                                                              /dɪˈvɔː(r)st/

DON’T                                                                      /dəʊnt/

DOUBT                                                                    /daʊt/

DOUGH                                                                   /dəʊ/

DOVE                                                                       /dʌv/

DOZEN                                                                     /ˈdʌz(ə)n/

DRAUGHT                                                               /drɑːft/

DREARY                                                                   /ˈdrɪəri/

DROUGHT                                                              /draʊt/

DUCAT                                                                     /ˈdʌkət/

DYNASTY                                                                 /ˈdɪnəsti/


EARLY                                                                                  /ˈɜː(r)li/

ECHO                                                                       /ˈekəʊ/

ECONOMY                                                              /ɪˈkɒnəmi/

ECONOMIST                                                                      /ɪˈkɒnəmɪst/

ECONOMICS
/ˌekəˈnɒmɪks/

ECONOMETRICS                                                   /ɪˌkɒnəˈmɛtrɪks/

ECONOMIZATION                                                /ɪkɒnəmʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

EDINBURGH                                                                      /ˈedɪnbərə/

EGYPT                                                                      /ˈiːdʒɪpt/

ELABORATE adj. x to ELABORATE                    /ɪˈlæb(ə)rət/  X  /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/

ELECTORAL                                                             /ɪˈlekt(ə)rəl/

ELIGIBLE x ILLEGIBLE                                          /ˈelɪdʒəb(ə)l/  X  /ɪˈledʒəb(ə)l/

ELITE                                                                        /ɪˈliːt/

ENDEAVOUR                                                          /ɪnˈdevə(r)/

to ENDOW                                                              /ɪnˈdaʊ/

ENGINE                                                                   /ˈendʒɪn/

EPOCH(AL)                                                             /ˈiːpɒk/, /ˈepɒk(ə)l/

ERUDITE                                                                  /ˈerʊdaɪt/

ESPRESSO                                                               /eˈspresəʊ/

EUROPEAN                                                             /jʊərəˈpiːən/

EVENT                                                                      /ɪˈvent/

EWE (a female sheep)                                         /juː/

to EXAMINE                                                                       /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

EXCURSION, INCURSION                                               /ɪkˈskɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n/,
/ɪnˈkɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n/

EXEMPT                                                                   /ɪɡˈzempt/

EXPENSIVE                                                             /ɪkˈspensɪv/

EXPERTISE                                                              /ˌekspə(r)ˈtiːz/


FAÇADE/facade                                                    /fəˈsɑːd/

FERTILE                                                                   /ˈfɜː(r)taɪl/

FEUD                                                                        /fjuːd/

FIANCÉ (man), FIANCÉE (woman)                  /fiˈɒnseɪ/, /fiˈɒnseɪ/

FIGURE                                                                    /ˈfɪɡə(r)/

FINALE                                                                     /fɪˈnɑːli/

FINANCE                                                                 /ˈfaɪnæns/ or /faɪˈnæns/

FLOUR, FLOWER x FLOOR                                 /flaʊə(r)/, /ˈflaʊə(r)/ X  /flɔː(r)/

FOCUS                                                                     /ˈfəʊkəs/

FOETUS                                                                   /ˈfiːtəs/

FOLK                                                                        /fəʊk/

FORTE                                                                      /ˈfɔː(r)teɪ/ or
/fɔː(r)t/

FRAUD x Freud                                                      /frɔːd/ X  /frɔɪd/

FRONT                                                                     /frʌnt/

FRUIT                                                                                   /fruːt/

Fulghum


GAOL (BrE) = JAIL                                                 /dʒeɪl/

GARAGE                                                                  /ˈɡærɑːʒ/, /ˈɡærɪdʒ/

GAUGE                                                                    /ɡeɪdʒ/

GENERAL                                                                 /ˈdʒen(ə)rəl/

GENRE
/ˈʒɒnrə/

GENUINE                                                                /ˈdʒenjuɪn/

GESTURE                                                                 /ˈdʒestʃə(r)/

GIGANTIC                                                               /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/

GIGGLE                                                                    /ˈɡɪɡ(ə)l/

GINGER                                                                   /ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)/

GLOUCESTER                                                         /ˈɡlɒstə/

GLOVES                                                                   /ɡlʌvz/

to GNAW                                                                /nɔː/

GNOME                                                                   /nəʊm/

GORGEOUS                                                            /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/

GRAPEFRUIT                                                          /ˈɡreɪpfruːt/

GREENWICH                                                                      /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ or
/ˈɡrenɪtʃ/

GRIND                                                                     /ɡraɪnd

GUINEA-PIG                                                                      /ˈgɪnɪ pɪg/

GYNAECOLOGIST                                                 /ˌɡʌɪnəˈkɒlədʒɪst/


HACKNEYED                                                                       /ˈhæknid/

HALF                                                                        /hɑːf/

HARASSMENT                                                       /ˈhærəsmənt/ or /həˈræsmənt/

HARE, HAIR                                                            /heə(r)/

HEARSE                                                                   /hɜː(r)s/

HEAVE x HEAVEN x HAVEN                                /hiːv/  X  /ˈhev(ə)n/ X  /ˈheɪv(ə)n/

HEIR                                                                         /eə(r)/

HELIUM, HELIX                                                     /ˈhiːliəm/, /ˈhiːlɪks/

HEPATITIS                                                              /ˌhepəˈtaɪtɪs/

HEROINE x HERO                                                  /ˈherəʊɪn/ X /ˈhɪərəʊ/

HIATUS                                                                    /haɪˈeɪtəs/

HIDEOUS                                                                /ˈhɪdiəs/

HIERARCHY, HIERARCHICAL                             /ˈhaɪəˌrɑː(r)ki/, /ˌhaɪəˈrɑː(r)kɪk(ə)l/

HI-FI                                                                         /ˈhaɪˌfaɪ/

HIGH x HEIGHT                                                     /haɪ/ X /haɪt/

HILARIOUS                                                             /hɪˈleəriəs/

HOMOGENEOUS                                                  /ˌhəʊməʊˈdʒiːniəs/

HONEST, HONOUR                                                          /ˈɒnɪst/, /ˈɒnə(r)/

HOSTEL                                                                   /ˈhɒst(ə)l/

HOTEL                                                                      /həʊˈtel/

HYMN                                                                      /hɪm/

HYPERBOLE                                                            /haɪˈpɜː(r)bəli/

HYPERMARKET                                                      /ˈhaɪpə(r)ˌmɑː(r)kɪt/

HYPOTHESIS, -ES                                                  /haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/, /-si:z/


IKEA                                                                         /aɪˈki:ə/

INDECISIVE                                                            /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/

INNATE                                                                    /ˌɪˈneɪt/

INSECTICIDE                                                                      /ɪnˈsektɪsaɪd/

INSIST                                                                                 /ɪnˈsɪst/

INSOLENT                                                               /ˈɪnsələnt/

INSOUCIANT                                                         /ɪnˈsuːsiənt/

INTERESTING, INTERESTED                               /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntrəstɪd/

INTRINSIC                                                              /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/

IRON                                                                        /ˈaɪə(r)n/

ISLAND x ICELAND                                                           /ˈaɪlənd/ X /ˈʌɪslənd/

ISLE OF …, ISLET = a little one                           /ʌɪl/, /ˈʌɪlɪt/

ISOSCELES                                                              /ʌɪˈsɒsɪliːz/

ISSUE                                                                       /ˈɪʃuː/ or /ˈɪsjuː/

ITINERARY                                                              /ɪˈtɪn(ə)(rə)ri/ or
/ʌɪˈtɪn(ə)(rə)ri/


JAGUAR                                                                   /ˈdʒaɡjʊə/

JAPAN, JAPANESE                                                /dʒəˈpan/, /dʒapəˈniːz/

JARGON                                                                  /ˈdʒɑːɡ(ə)n/

JEWEL                                                                      /ˈdʒuːəl/

JUDAISM                                                                /ˈdʒuːdeɪɪz(ə)m/

KANGAROO                                                           /ˌkaŋɡəˈruː/

KEY                                                                           /kiː/

KINDLING                                                               /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/

KNEAD                                                                     /niːd/

KNIFE                                                                                   /nʌɪf/

KNIGHT                                                                   /nʌɪt/


LAMB                                                                                    /lam/

LAPEL
/ləˈpel/

LAUGH(TER)
/ˈlɑːftə/

LAUREATE                                                                           /ˈlɒrɪət/ or
/ˈlɔːrɪət/

LEAD (UNLEADED PETROL) x to LEAD                         /led/, /ʌnˈledɪd/ X /liːd/

LEICESTER                                                                           /ˈlestə/

LEONARD x LEO, LEONARDO

LEPER            , LEPROSY
/ˈlepə(r)/, /ˈleprəsi/

LEVIATHAN                                                                        /ləˈvaɪəθən/

LEVI’S  / LEVIS                                                                   /ˈliːvaɪz/

LETHAL                                                                                /ˈliːθl/

to LIAISE; LIAISON                                                                      /liˈeɪz/;
/liˈeɪz(ə)n/

LIEU                                                                                      /luː/

LIEUTENANT                                                                      /lefˈtenənt/

LILAC                                                                                    /ˈlaɪlək/

LINEN x LINING                                                                 /ˈlɪnɪn/, /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/

LINEAGE, LINEAL, LINEAR                                                         /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/,
/ˈlɪniəl/, /ˈlɪniə(r)/

LONGEVITY                                                                         /lɒnˈdʒevəti/

LONGING                                                                            /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/

LOUNGE x LONG                                                               /laʊndʒ/ x /lɒŋ/

LOW x LAW                                                                        /ləʊ/ x /lɔː/


MACABRE                                                                           /məˈkɑːbrə/

MACHETE                                                                           /məˈʃeti/

MADRID                                                                              /məˈdrid/

MAGI

MAJOR, MAJORETTE                                                       /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/, /ˌmeɪdʒəˈret/

MANIAC, MANIACAL                                                      /ˈmeɪniæk/, /məˈnaɪək(ə)l/

MANSION x MENSION                                                   /ˈmænʃən/ X /ˈmenʃ(ə)n/

MARGARINE
/ˌmɑː(r)dʒəˈriːn/

MARGIN, -A
/ˈmɑː(r)dʒɪn/

MASCARA                                                                           /mæˈskɑːrə/

MASSACRE                                                                         /ˈmæsəkə(r)/

MASSAGE                                                                           /ˈmæsɑːʒ/

MATT/MATTE (matný) x MATE                                    /mæt/ X /meɪt/

MAURITIUS                                                                       /məˈrɪʃəs/

MAYONNAISE                                                                   /meɪəˈneɪz/

MAYOR, MAYORAL                                                                      /meə(r)/,
/ˈmeːrəl/

MEDIA, to MEDIATE x IMMEDIATE                            /ˈmiːdiə/, /ˈmiːdieɪt/ X /ɪˈmiːdiət/

MEDIEVAL                                                                          /ˌmediˈiːv(ə)l/

MELEE (mela)                                                                    /ˈmeleɪ/

MERCHANT                                                                        /ˈmɜː(r)tʃ(ə)nt/

MIGRAINE                                                                          /ˈmiːɡreɪn/ or
/ˈmaɪɡreɪn/

MINIATURE                                                                       /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/

MINUTE (60 seconds)  x MINUTE (very little)                     /ˈmɪnɪt/ X /maɪˈnjuːt/

MISCELLANEOUS                                                             /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/

MISERY x Missouri                                                                      /ˈmɪzəri/ X
/mɪˈzʊəri/

MISOGYNY                                                                         /mɪˈsɒdʒəni/

MODEL x MODAL                                                             /ˈmɒd(ə)l/ x /ˈməʊd(ə)l/

MOLE
/məʊl/

MONTH                                                                               /mʌnθ/

MOSQUITO                                                                       /mɒˈskiːtəʊ/

MOUE, MOO                                                                     both /muː/

MOUSTACHE/mustache                                                /məˈstɑːʃ/

MUNDANE                                                                         /ˌmʌnˈdeɪn/

MUSLIM                                                                             /ˈmʊzləm/ or
/ˈmʊsləm/


NAÏVE, NAÏVETY                                                               /naɪˈiːv/,
/naɪˈiːvəti/

NAPLES                                                                               /ˈneɪp(ə)lz/

NATION x NATIONAL                                                      /ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ X /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/

NATURE x NATURAL                                                        /ˈneɪtʃə(r)/ X
/ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl/

NIHILISM
/ˈnʌɪ(h)ɪlɪz(ə)m/

NOBLE (adj.)
/ˈnəʊb(ə)l/

the NOBEL Prize                                                               /nəʊˌbel ˈpraɪz/

NOMINALIS/ZATION                                                      /ˌnɒmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

NOVEL                                                                                 /ˈnɒv(ə)l/

NUMB                                                                                  /nʌm/


to OCCUR, OCCURRENCE                                                           /əˈkɜː(r)/,
/əˈkʌrəns/

OBSTINATE                                                                        /ˈɒbstɪnət/

OCCUPATION                                                                    /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/

OLD                                                                                      /əʊld/

OMIT, OMISSION                                                            /əʊˈmɪt/, /əʊˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

OMNISCIENT                                                                     /ɒmˈnɪsiənt/

ONION                                                                                /ˈʌnjən/

ONLY                                                                                    /ˈəʊnli/

OPPORTUNITY                                                                  /ˌɒpə(r)ˈtjuːnəti/

ORCHARD                                                                           /ˈɔː(r)tʃə(r)d/

OVEN                                                                                   /ˈʌv(ə)n/

OWL                                                                                     /aʊl/

to OWN; my OWN, an owner                                      /əʊn/


PALM                                                                                   /pɑːm/

PARENT                                                                               /ˈpeərənt/

PARIAH (vyvrhel)                                                             /pəˈraɪə/ or /ˈpæriə/

PARLIAMENT                                                                     /ˈpɑː(r)ləmənt/

PARQUET                                                                            /ˈpɑː(r)keɪ/

PARTICIPANT                                                                    /pɑː(r)ˈtɪsɪpənt/

PARTICULAR
/pə(r)ˈtɪkjʊlə(r)/

PASTICHE                                                                           /pæˈstiːʃ/

PASTORAL                                                                          /ˈpɑːst(ə)rəl/

PATIO
/ˈpætiəʊ/

PATROL x PETROL                                                            /pəˈtrəʊl/ X /ˈpetrəl/

a PEAR (the fruit) as opposed to a PIER x to PURR             /peə(r)/ X /pɪə(r)/ X /pɜː(r)/

PENAL                                                                                  /ˈpiːn(ə)l/

PER CENT                                                                            /pə(r)ˈsent/

PERCHANCE
/pə(r)ˈtʃɑːns/

PERFORMANCE                                                                /pə(r)ˈfɔː(r)məns/

PERSON x PERSONAL                                                      /ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)n/ X
/ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)nəl/

x PERSONNEL                                                                    X /ˌpɜː(r)səˈnel/

PHARAOH; pharaoh ants                                                          /ˈfeərəʊ/

PHILHARMONIC                                                               /ˌfɪlɑː(r)ˈmɒnɪk/

THE PHILIPPINES                                                             /ˈfɪlɪpiːnz/

PHONETICS,
/fəˈnetɪks/,

PHONETICIAN                                                                   /ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ or
/ˌfɒnɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPHY                                             /ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/, /fəˈtɒɡrəfi/

PHTHISIS                                                                            /ˈ(f)θʌɪsɪs/ or
/ˈtʌɪsɪs/

PICTURESQUE                                                                   /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/

PILATES                                                                               /pɪˈlɑːteɪz/

PINAFORE                                                                           /ˈpɪnəˌfɔː(r)/

PISCES                                                                                 /ˈpaɪsiːz/

PLAGUE                                                                               /pleɪɡ/

PLAIT                                                                                   /plæt/

PLAQUE                                                                              /plæk/ or
/plɑːk/

PLUMB x PLUMP                                                              /plʌm/ X /plʌmp/

PLUMBER                                                                           /ˈplʌmə(r)/

PNEUMATIC DRILL                                                                      /njuːˈmætɪk/

PNEUMONIA                                                                     /njuːˈməʊniə/

POEM
/ˈpəʊɪm/

POIGNANT                                                                         /ˈpɔɪnjənt/

POLICY                                                                                /ˈpɒləsi/

Polish x POLISH                                                                /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ X /ˈpɒlɪʃ/

POLL                                                                                    /pəʊl/

POSSESSION
/pəˈzeʃ(ə)n/

POST                                                                                    /pəʊst/

POUR                                                                                   /pɔː(r)/

PRAISE                                                                                /preɪz/

PREDATOR                                                                         /ˈpredətə(r)/

a PREFACE to a book                                                       /ˈprefəs/

PRICE cost x PRIZE award                                                         /praɪs/ X /praɪz/

PRIORITY                                                                            /praɪˈɒrəti/

PRIVACY                                                                             /ˈprɪvəsi/ or
/ˈpraɪvəsi/

PROBLEM                                                                           /ˈprɒbləm/

PROLOGUE                                                                        /ˈprəʊlɒɡ/

to PROLONG                                                                      /prəˈlɒŋ/

PROSTHETIC
/prɒsˈθetɪk/

PSALM                                                                                 /sɑːm/

PSORIASIS                                                                         /səˈraɪəsɪs/

PSYCHIATRY, -IST                                                             /saɪˈkaɪətri/,
/saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/

PSYCHOLOGY, -IST
/saɪˈkɒlədʒi/, /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/

PUBLIC                                                                                /ˈpʌblɪk/

PUPIL the same pron. for ‘student’ and ‘eye’         /ˈpjuːp(ə)l/

PURCHASE                                                                         /ˈpɜː(r)tʃəs/

PURE                                                                                    /pjʊə(r)/

PURGATORY
/ˈpɜː(r)ɡət(ə)ri/

PURSUIT                                                                             /pə(r)ˈsjuːt/

PUT, PUTT                                                                          /pʊt/, /pʌt/


QUARTZ                                                                              /kwɔː(r)ts/

QUAY                                                                                   /kiː/

QUESTIONNAIRE                                                             /ˌkwestʃəˈneə(r)/

QUEUE                                                                                /kjuː/


to RAISE x to RISE                                                            /reɪz/ X /raɪz/

RAPPORT                                                                            /ræˈpɔː(r)/

RAW                                                                                     /rɔː/

Reading x reading                                                            /ˈredɪŋ/ X /ˈriːdɪŋ/

RECEIPT                                                                              /rɪˈsiːt/

RECIPE                                                                                 /ˈresəpi/

A RECORD; TO RECORD                                                  /ˈrekɔː(r)d/, /rɪˈkɔː(r)d/

REFER, REFERRED TO, REFERENCE                              /rɪˈfɜː(r)/, /ˈref(ə)rəns/

REHEARSAL, TO REHEARSE                                           /rɪˈhɜː(r)s(ə)l/, /rɪˈhɜː(r)s/

REPUGNANT                                                                      /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/

RESERVOIR                                                                        /ˈrezə(r)ˌvwɑː(r)/

RESTAURANT                                                                     /ˈrest(ə)rɒnt/

REVOLUTION                                                                    /ˌrevəˈluːʃ(ə)n/

RHETORICS x RHETORICAL adj.                                               /ˈrɛtərɪks/ X
/rɪˈtɒrɪk(ə)l/

ROGUE x ROUGE                                                              /rəʊɡ/ X /ruːʒ/

ROOT x ROUTE x ROUTER                                              /ruːt/ X /ruːt/ or /raʊt/ X
/ˈruːtə(r)/

ROW (a line) x ROW (a quarrel)                                               /rəʊ/ X /raʊ/


SACCHARIDE                                                                     /ˈsakərʌɪd/

SALMON                                                                             /ˈsæmən/

SALT                                                                                     /sɔːlt/

SAUNA                                                                                /ˈsɔːnə/

SCARCE, -LY                                                                       /skeə(r)s/

SCENE, SCENERY                                                               /siːn/, /ˈsiːnəri/

SCHEDULE                                                                          /ˈʃedjuːl/ or
/ˈskedjuːl/

SCHEME                                                                              /skiːm/

SCHIZOPHRENIA, -IC
/ˌskɪtsə(ʊ)ˈfriːnɪə/,/ˌskɪtsə(ʊ)ˈfrenɪk/

SCIATICA                                                                            /sʌɪˈatɪkə/

SCYTHE x SCATHE (to escape unscathed)                 /saɪð/ X /skeɪð/

SEISMIC                                                                              /ˈsaɪzmɪk/

SEMIOTICS                                                                        /ˌsemiˈɒtɪks/

to SEPARATE x SEPARATE (adj.)                                               /ˈsepəreɪt/ X
/ˈsep(ə)rət/

to SEVER = separate x SEVERE cold                             /ˈsevə(r)/ X /sɪˈvɪə(r)/

SEWER                                                                                 /ˈsuːə(r)/

SHARED                                                                              /ʃeə(r)d/

SHOT x SHOOT                                                                 /ʃɒt/ X /ʃuːt/

SHOULD                                                                              /ʃʊd/, /ʃəd/

SIEVE                                                                                   /sɪv/

SIMILE                                                                                 /ˈsɪməli/

SINCERELY                                                                          /sɪnˈsɪə(r)li/

SINGER                                                                                /ˈsɪŋə(r)/

SLOTH                                                                                 /sləʊθ/

SOLUTION                                                                          /səˈluːʃ(ə)n/

SOME
/sʌm/, /səm/

SOUR                                                                                   /ˈsaʊə(r)/

SPAGHETTI                                                                        /spəˈɡeti/

SPECIFIC                                                                             /spəˈsɪfɪk/

STEINBECK (JOHN)

SUBTLE

SUCCESS                                                                             /səkˈses/

SUEDE                                                                                 /sweɪd/

SUFFICE                                                                              /səˈfaɪs/

SUGGEST                                                                            /səˈdʒest/

SUICIDE                                                                              /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/

SUIT x SUITE
/suːt/ X /swiːt/

SUPER                                                                                  /ˈsuːpə/

SURFACE                                                                             /ˈsɜː(r)fɪs/

SURPASS                                                                             /səˈpɑːs/

SURVEILLANCE                                                                 /sə(r)ˈveɪləns/

SURVEY                                                                               /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/

SWAN                                                                                  /swɒn/

SWEAT, SWEATER x SWEET                                          /swet/, /ˈswetə(r)/ X /swiːt/

SWORD                                                                               /sɔː(r)d/

SYNTAX                                                                               /ˈsɪntæks/


TARGET                                                                               /ˈtɑː(r)ɡɪt/

TEAR-TORE-TORN as opposed to crying TEARS      /teə(r)/ X /tɪə(r)/

TECHNICAL                                                                        /ˈteknɪk(ə)l/

TEMPLATE                                                                          /ˈtemˌpleɪt/ or
/ˈtemplət/

THEATRICAL
/θiˈætrɪk(ə)l/

THEIR
/ðeə(r)/

THERMOMETER                                                                /θə(r)ˈmɒmɪtə(r)/

THESAURUS
/θɪˈsɔːrəs/

THESIS, -ES                                                                        /ˈθiːsɪs/,/
…si:z/

THOROUGH, THOROUGHLY, THOROUGHFARE      /ˈθʌrə/, /ˈθʌrəli/, /ˈθʌrəˌfeə(r)/

THOSE                                                                                 /ðəʊz/

THROUGH                                                                          /θruː/

THROUGHOUT                                                                  /θruːˈaʊt/

THRILLER x TRAILER                                                        /ˈθrɪlə(r)/ X
/ˈtreɪlə(r)/

TOBACCO                                                                           /təˈbakəʊ/

TOMB RAIDER

TOMSTONE                                                                        /ˈtuːmˌstəʊn/

TOWARD                                                                            /tɔː(r)d/ or
/təˈwɔː(r)d/

TRAUMA                                                                             /ˈtrɔːmə/ or
/ˈtraʊmə/

TREASURE                                                                          /ˈtreʒə(r)/

TRIBUNAL                                                                           /traɪˈbjuːn(ə)l/

TRIPARTITE                                                                        /traɪˈpɑː(r)taɪt/

TROUGH (žlab)                                                                 /trɒf/

TSAR                                                                                    /zɑː(r)/

20th – PRETTIER – the LOVELIEST


UKRAINE                                                                             /juːˈkreɪn/

ULTIMATE                                                                          /ˈʌltɪmət/

UNIT, UNITED, UNITY                                                     /ˈjuːnɪt/, /juːˈnaɪtɪd/,
/ˈjuːnəti/

UNIVERSITY
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜː(r)səti/

UNPRECEDENTED                                                            /ʌnˈpresɪˌdentɪd/

URBAN                                                                                /ˈɜː(r)bən/

URGE, URGENT                                                                 /ɜː(r)dʒ/,
/ˈɜː(r)dʒ(ə)nt/

a USE x to USE,                                                                  /juːs/ X /juːz/

an ABUSE x to ABUSE                                                      /əˈbjuːs/ X /əˈbjuːz/

USUALLY                                                                             /ˈjuːʒʊəli/


VALLEY x WALLET x VALET                                             /ˈvæli/ X /ˈwɒlɪt/


       X /ˈvælɪt/ or /ˈvæleɪ/

VARIABLE (N, Adj)                                                           /ˈveəriəb(ə)l/

VEGETABLE                                                                        /ˈvedʒtəb(ə)l/

VEHICLE                                                                              /ˈviːɪk(ə)l/

VENEREAL                                                                          /vəˈnɪəriəl/

VENOM, -OUS (poison, -ous)                                       /ˈvenəm/, /ˈvenəməs/

VENOUS (e.g. intravenous, into the vein)                 /ˈviːnəs/

VENUS planet                                                                    /ˈviːnəs/

VICIOUS                                                                             /ˈvɪʃəs/

VIKINGS                                                                              /ˈvʌɪkɪŋz/

VILLAGE                                                                              /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

VINEYARD                                                                          /ˈvɪnjə(r)d/

VISCOUNT                                                                          /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/

VOLLEYBALL
/ˈvɒliˌbɔːl/

VOW                                                                                    /vaʊ/

VOYAGE                                                                              /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/

VOYEUR                                                                              /vwaɪˈɜː(r)/ or
/vɔɪˈɜː(r)/


WARY x WEARY                                                                /ˈweəri/ X /ˈwɪəri/

WEAR
/weə(r)/

WEIRD                                                                                 /wɪə(r)d/

WHILST                                                                               /waɪlst/

WICKED                                                                              /ˈwɪkɪd/

WI-FI                                                                                   /ˈwaɪ faɪ/

WILD x WILDERNESS                                                      /waɪld/ X /ˈwɪldə(r)nəs/

WILT                                                                                    /wɪlt/

WIND –
N/V
   /waɪnd/

the action of turning a part of a clock or a watch to make it operate

to wrap or twist something around itself or around something else

            – WOUND – WOUND                                          /waʊnd/

a WOUND (zranění)                                                        /wuːnd/

WOUND UP (adj.)                                                            /ˌwaʊnd ˈʌp/

WOLF
/wʊlf/

WOMB                                                                                /wuːm/

WON (<- win)                                                                    /wʌn/

WORCESTER                                                                                  /ˈwʊstə/

WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE                                             /ˈwo͝ostərSHər ˌsôs/

WORD                                                                                 /wɜː(r)d/

WORK                                                                                  /wɜː(r)k/

WORLD                                                                               /wɜː(r)ld/

WORRIED                                                                           /ˈwʌrid/

WOUND                                                                              /wuːnd/

WRATH                                                                               /rɒθ/

WREATH                                                                             /riːθ/


XENOPHOBIA                                                                    /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə/

XYLOPHONE
/ˈzaɪləˌfəʊn/

XENA
/zi:na/


YACHT                                                                                 /jɒt/

YAWN                                                                                  /jɔːn/


ZOO                                                                                     /zuː/

ZOOLOGY                                                                           /zuˈɒlədʒi/ or
/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/