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And today we are going to look at some words people have difficulty pronouncing, but they're actually quite easy to do.

So the words we're going to look at today are answer,

island, bought, Wednesday, honest, angry,

hungry, clothes, February, and climb.

And we might look at a couple bonus words after.

So let's get to it and learn how to actually pronounce these words.

Here is a word that it's so easy to mispronounce.

The word is answer.

Answer is a very, very common English word.

We use it in everyday English.

So why do people make a mistake with this word?

Well, it's because of the spelling.

The W here tricks people.

people see the w

and they pronounce it like answer oh i answered the question

well the w is actually silent you do not pronounce the w so the correct pronunciation is very simple

an sir what is the answer so just forget the w and then you'll be able to pronounce this correctly answer.

So let's practice this in some sentences.

So repeat after me.

Let's answer the question.

And notice I'm saying the first part louder.

Let's answer the question.

So I'm putting more stress on the first part of this answer.

What's your answer?

Teachers love to ask these types of questions.

What's the answer?

So you can repeat after me.

Answer.

What's the answer?

And we also use this when we're talking about telephones.

So when the telephone is ringing, you might ask somebody to answer the phone.

So you see, it's a very easy pronunciation.

As long as you remember, don't pronounce the W.

The next word that is very hard for people to pronounce is the word bought.

So bought is a very common word in English.

It's the past tense of the word by.

So if I'm talking about now, I use by.

But if I'm talking about the past, like last week, last month, last year, I would use bought.

Now the reason people have trouble with this word is again because of the weird spelling.

This gh confuses people a lot.

So the ugh, people see that and they try to pronounce it.

This is actually silent.

So you do not have to pronounce the u, the g, or the h.

Ignore that.

So sometimes I've heard students say bought, you know, I bought it.

And the mistake they're making is they're trying to pronounce these silent sounds.

You don't have to pronounce them.

Just think of the word bought, B-O-T.

So this is not the spelling, but this is how we pronounce it.

If you can say the word robot, bought, it's the same pronunciation.

So let's practice this word.

I bought the book.

I bought the book. Who bought that?

Who bought that?

And she bought a cat.

She bought a cat.

So, when you're practicing pronunciation of words, it's always good to say the word on its own, but then to try it in a sentence, because when you say a word in a sentence,

it can be a little bit more difficult to say it, so it's good practice.

So, very simple tip.

Just don't pronounce the UGH.

Just say bought.

I've had many students who have made a mistake with this word.

The word is island.

Island.

So what do some students say by mistake?

Well, I commonly hear Iceland or Island.

Island, Iceland.

The issue many learners have with this word is that they pronounce the S.

This S is silent.

You do not need to pronounce the S in island.

So if you if we remove the S, the pronunciation is more like island, the island.

So you can say island, island, depending on your accent.

The most important thing is to get rid of the S pronunciation.

So let's do this together let's say some sentences.

I want to travel to an island.

Notice there's no s sound.

I want to travel to an island.

It's a beautiful island.

Toronto Island is a great place for biking.

So I'm from Toronto.

Toronto has an island.

It has a few islands and it's the islands of Toronto are great places for nature, picnics, and biking.

The next word that many people have trouble pronouncing is the word honest.

So honest is difficult because of this h.

The h is silent.

We do not pronounce the h.

So instead we actually say honest.

So get rid of the h and you can pronounce this word correctly. So, listen carefully.

I honestly believe this.

What I hear a lot of people say is honestly.

They have that H sound, but you do not need an H sound when you say the word honest.

The H is silent.

We do not say the H.

He is honest.

Honest.

That's my honest answer.

So, try to say this word, and it might be hard because a lot of people really, really want to say the H.

They really want to say honestly speaking, but no, no H.

Just start with the O.

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Honest.

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The next two words learners often make mistakes with,

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and sometimes they confuse the pronunciation because these words sound somewhat similar.

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The words are angry and hungry.

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So what are some of the mistakes I hear people make with these words?

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Well sometimes with angry which means to be mad sometimes people will add an h sound so they'll say hungry,

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hungry, I'm so hungry right now.

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So there is a word in English hangry which means hangry

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or it means angry plus hungry when you're mad because you're hungry.

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But we won't talk about that one today.

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For now, we're just going to focus on angry, meaning mad, and hungry, meaning you want to eat.

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So as i mentioned people sometimes add an h to angry

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and then with the word hungry they sometimes forget the h there's also a difference in the vowel sounds here

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so listen carefully angry notice my mouth really gets big angry and hungry So,

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let's practice the correct pronunciation.

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Oh, I made a mistake here.

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I angry.

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What did I forget?

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I'm. So, angry.

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There's no H.

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Angry.

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And if you really have a hard time saying angry, and you notice you make mistakes with this a lot.

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An alternative is just don't use it.

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Use the word mad.

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Mad is easier to pronounce and it has the same meaning.

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I'm so mad.

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I'm so angry.

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Mad is easier to pronounce.

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Now for the word hungry, you really need that sound, that H sound.

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So there should be a lot of air at the beginning of this word, hungry.

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So, the main thing here, remember to pronounce the H.

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Honest, there's no H sound.

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Hungry, there is an H sound.

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So, let's practice these words.

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I'm angry.

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He's angry.

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Are you hungry?

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I'm hungry.

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The next word is, this one actually is a little bit more challenging.

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The word is close.

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So this is a hard word to pronounce because of the th and there's a z sound at the end.

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So the spelling is a little bit different than the actual pronunciation

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because again the s sounds like a zed or a z

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if you're in the u.s

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so what i often hear people do is they break up the word

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and they say clothes clothes clothes i like your clothes those

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so that's one mistake i hear so it's one syllable and again there's a z at the end clothes.

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I like to do this trick because I think that it can actually help your pronunciation.

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So you start at the top with a K sound.

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Clothes.

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And I'm even going to get rid of this H.

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The clothes.

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I think that can help you with your pronunciation for this word. Where are the clothes?

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Did you put the clothes in the bag?

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I like your clothes.

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So again, this is a hard word, but it's possible to do, especially if you remember that there is a Zed at the end.

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So the next word is a very important word because it's one of the days of the week.

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The word is Wednesday.

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It's also the name of a character in the Addams family.

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So Wednesday, it's a common mistake learners might make.

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They might actually pronounce it as Wednesday.

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So they might give it three syllables Wednesday instead of two Wednesday.

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So the reason this is hard is because of this D.

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A lot of people want to say the D wed Wednesday but you don't have to say the D.

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You can just say without the d, Wednesday.

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Wednesday.

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So try that Wednesday.

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I work on Wednesday.

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I'm busy on Wednesday.

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It's Wednesday.

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So again, very simple.

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Once you know to get rid to the D.

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It's a very easy word to pronounce.

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The next word is also important because it's one of the months in the year and it is the word February.

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February is difficult.

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Many people make mistakes because of this R.

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They'll say February, but the R is silent.

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You do not need to say the R, so instead you can pronounce it Feb-bu-ay-ry.

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February.

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Forget the R.

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February is a cold month, so again I am not pronouncing the R.

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Feb-bu-ay-ry.

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Her birthday is in February.

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So once you know you don't need to pronounce the R, this word becomes a lot easier to pronounce.

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The last word I want to teach you is the word climb.

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So we use climb a lot because we climb the stairs.

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People like to go climbing like mountain climbing or there's different ways to use this word.

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A common mistake is that people might pronounce the b at the end.

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The b is silent so this is actually a very easy word to pronounce as long as you remember no b.

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So you can pronounce it climb i climbed the sea

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and tower i climbed a tower in uh paris i climbed the eiffel tower uh

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so that's how you would use that

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so again here's the word without the b that's how you

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pronounce it climb this can be still a little bit difficult

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because the cl together can be hard for some people learning English.

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So if you're having trouble with the CL, slow it down and just start with a c-c-l, climb.

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Sometimes just going slow can help with the pronunciation.

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So let's look at some sentences.

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I like climbing.

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She climbs mountains.

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I get tired climbing the stairs.

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So again, with the B, you just don't pronounce it, and when you remove the B,

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you'll see that this is actually quite an easy word to pronounce.

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Now, there are some other words that are like the word climb, where they end with an MB.

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So numb is an example, and dumb is an example.

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So, again, just don't pronounce the B for these words.

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Numb, dumb, climb.

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When you see M-B together, the B is usually silent.

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So, we've covered some different words that are actually quite easy to pronounce as long as you realize which sounds are silent.

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So, I hope that you've learned something today, and I hope that you try to use these correct pronunciations in your everyday English.

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We use these words a lot, so this can be really helpful for improving your conversation.

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So thank you so much for watching today.

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It's always good to practice what you learned.

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So you can visit us at www.engvid.com and there take a quiz on the words we covered today.

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And also don't forget to subscribe to my channel.

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We have a lot of other videos on pronunciation and other different English topics.

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So thanks so much for watching and until next time, take care.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節 A2 級別的口語課以影片“Speak English Clearly: TOP 10 Pronunciation Problems”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：word, pronounce, island, hungry, angry。這段影片共有 216 個句子、1987 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 15:14。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 130 個詞，很適合跟讀。 83% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
pronounce 動詞	/pɹəˈnaʊns/	宣稱 /宣稱, 宣告
climb 動詞	/ˈklaɪ̯m/	登
hungry 形容詞	/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/	飢餓 /飢餓, 餓 /餓
pronunciation 名詞	/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/	發音 /發音
cloth 名詞	/klɒθ/	布, 布料
silent 形容詞	/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/	安靜 /安靜, 恬靜 /恬靜
spelling 名詞	/ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/	寫法 /寫法, 拼字
trick 名詞	/ˈtɹɪk/	詭計 /詭計, 騙術 /騙術
everyday 形容詞	/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	日常的
carefully 副詞	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	小心地
telephone 名詞	/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/	電話 /電話
stairs 名詞	/ˈstɛɹz/	樓梯 /樓梯
confuse 動詞	/kənˈfjuːz/	讓……困惑 /讓……困惑
numb 形容詞	/nʌm/	麻木
topic 名詞	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主題, 話題 /話題

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

You don't have to pronounce them.
What did I forget?
Did you put the clothes in the bag?
It's always good to practice what you learned.

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	I've heard · I've had · we've covered
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	students who have · angry which means · hangry which means
用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 動詞 — 有可能但不確定的事	might look · might ask · might be
現在進行時 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在發生的事	I'm saying · I'm putting · we're talking

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 42 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, don't, you're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

長單詞——注意重音位置: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, vowel /ˈvaʊ.əl/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/, cloth /klɒθ/, silent /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/, trick /ˈtɹɪk/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, correctly /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 pronounce, climb, hungry 這類單詞。

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