English pronunciation can be very confusing. Often the spelling of a word does not match the pronunciation of the word. Sometimes, there are letters in a word that you don’t even pronounce! In this video, I show you 11 words with silent letters, and I say the correct pronunciation.
Pronunciation – 11 English Words with Silent Letters (video)
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correct pronunciation of EXCUSEME………….:)
Hi, Babu!
Would you like to know the correct pronunciation of ‘excuse me’? Is that a phrase you have trouble with?
It’s a bit tricky because there are TWO /k/ sounds in ‘excuse’:
/ɪk’skjuz.mi/
The ‘ex’ is pronounced /ɪk’s/ and the ‘cuse’ is pronounced /kjuz/ (so it sounds like ‘kYOUz’). The /s/ sound actually goes with the /kjuz/ sound.
I hope that helps!
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how to pronounce the word : Worcestershire sauce ?
Thank You
Hi, Maggie!
That’s a word that even native speakers have trouble with, especially since it’s a British word!
In the American accent, ‘Worcestershire’ is pronounced /ˈwʊstɚʃɚ/, where ‘worces’ is pronounced /ˈwʊs/, (similar to ‘would’ /ˈwʊd/).
You can hear it by clicking on the blue speaker icon after the name here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire
I hope that helps!
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