ENGLISH WORDS TO EMPOWER YOU

(Words for correct Pronunciation)

Dr. S. Malaikkani, Prof. in English

Aesthetic                                                                               Woman / women

Cleanliness                                                                          Reservoir

Risen                                                                                     Cliché

Depot                                                                                     Guinea

Coup                                                                                      Nostalgia

Coupe                                                                                                Etiquette

Corps                                                                                     Entrepreneur

Corpse                                                                                   Psyche

Suit                                                                                         Mnemonics

Suite                                                                                       Physique

Goal                                                                                        Quote

Gaol / jail                                                                                Quotient

Debut                                                                                     Able

Blitz / quartz                                                                          Wrinkle

Desert                                                                                                Write

Bourgeois                                                                              Writ

Bouquet                                                                                 Paper

Bureau                                                                                   Table

Ache                                                                                       Plea / please

Rendevous                                                                           Engineer

Hop / hope                                                                            Machine

Hoping / hopping                                                                 Aeroplane

Key / quay (construction)                                                   Psychology

Wag / wage                                                                           Resume

Waging / wagging                                                                Curriculum vitae

Class / clause                                                                       Recipe

Lose / loose                                                                           Spinach

Once / ones                                                                          Plateau

Police                                                                                     Naught

Raging / ragging                                                                  Hiccough

Practice / practise                                                                 Neighbour

Advice / advise                                                                     Queue

Haphazard                                                                            Questionnaire

Bath / bathe                                                                          Personal

Cloth / clothe                                                                                    Quote

Unique                                                                                   Hoax

Rescue                                                                                  Zero

Colleague                                                                             Xerox

Genuine                                                                                Read-read

Hitchhike                                                                               Gesture

                                                                                                savvy

SMALL WORDS WITH BIG TROUBLE

1. Pronouns (106)                                                                            What – watt

2. Auxiliary verbs / Modal / Helping verbs                                   Would – wood

3. Prepositions                                                                                 Said – set

4. Conjunction                                                                                  Been – bean

• different pronunciation                                                       can – Two meanings                                                                                                           cane
• used in Grammar                                                                 Which – witch
• not used in NM / Telegram                                                 Him – hymn
• unstressed in speech                                                         Some – sum

I – eye – aye                                                                                      Its – it’s

Eyes – ice                                                                                          Her / here

We – wee                                                                                          Our – hour

Mine (two meanings)                                                                      Where – were

Knot – not                                                                                          Than – then

Will (two meanings)                                                                         I’m – am

The – thee                                                                                         Here – hear

The – Two types of pro                                                                    Old - world

Of – off

To – too, do

In – inn

For – far

As – ass / us

Be – bee

But – butt

His – hiss

Are – or

By / bye – buy

An – Ann

We – wee

One – won / own

There – their