{"id":22390,"date":"2023-05-30T11:07:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=22390"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:21:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:21:03","slug":"50-hard-words-to-pronounce-practice-with-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/50-hard-words-to-pronounce-practice-with-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"50+ Hard words to pronounce (practice with audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XYDOaLzSCHU?si=NeOTYtQhrXOqgZ1P?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\nThe English language has a lot of hard words to pronounce! These are words that even native English speakers wonder how to pronounce correctly. Let&#8217;s practice pronouncing them with audio &#8211; listen and repeat after me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/50-hard-words-free-pdf-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download this lesson PDF + audio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>ARCHIVE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-archive.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-archive.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-archive.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The AR in archive sounds like the AR in &#8220;car.&#8221; This is the stressed syllable.<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;ch&#8221; has a &#8220;k&#8221; sound.<\/li>\n<li>The IVE sounds like in &#8220;five.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BUFFET pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-buffet.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-buffet.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-buffet.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The BUF rhymes with &#8220;fluff&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The FET syllable sounds like &#8220;fay&#8221; (rhymes with &#8220;say&#8221;) &#8211; the T in buffet is silent. This is the stressed syllable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/buffet-pronunciation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Learn how to pronounce BUFFET\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/buffet-pronunciation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/buffet-pronunciation.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>VASE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-vase.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-vase.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-vase.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>There are two ways to pronounce &#8220;vase&#8221;!<\/li>\n<li>One has a long A sound and an S sound, rhyming with &#8220;case.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The other has an &#8220;AH&#8221; sound and a Z sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>CHAMOMILE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-chamomile.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-chamomile.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-chamomile.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The CH sounds like K, and the A is short &#8211; so CHAM rhymes with &#8220;ram.&#8221; This is the stressed syllable.<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;o&#8221; is a very short schwa sound.<\/li>\n<li>The MILE has a long E sound, like MEEL (rhymes with &#8220;feel&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>COLONEL pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-colonel.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-colonel.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-colonel.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Colonel is pronounced completely differently from how it looks! It&#8217;s more like KER-nel<\/li>\n<li>The first syllable is the stressed one &#8211; KER rhyming with &#8220;were&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The second, unstressed syllable is NEL with a short shwa sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/words-and-their-stories-colonel-or-kernel\/3952233.html\">Why is colonel pronounced like kernel?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">Speak English like an American! Improve your accent inside my <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American English Pronunciation Course<\/a> &#8211; so you can speak more clearly, correctly, and confidently.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pronunciation-small.png\" alt=\"American English Pronunciation Course\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>LETTUCE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-lettuce.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-lettuce.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-lettuce.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>LET is the stressed syllable, rhyming with &#8220;get&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>TUCE sounds like &#8220;tiss,&#8221; rhyming with &#8220;miss&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>TORTOISE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-tortoise.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-tortoise.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-tortoise.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>TOR is the stressed syllable, rhyming with &#8220;more.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>TOISE sounds like &#8220;tiss,&#8221; rhyming with &#8220;miss&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tortoise-g3bda4d77b_640.png\" alt=\"How to pronounce TORTOISE\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>POEM pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-poem.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-poem.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-poem.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>PO is the stressed syllable, rhyming with &#8220;no&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>EM rhymes with &#8220;him&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-pronunciation-poem-with-audio\/\"><em>Listen to a really difficult English pronunciation poem!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>CHAMELEON pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-chameleon.mp3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-chameleon.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-chameleon.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The CH sounds like K, so the first syllable (unstressed) sounds like &#8220;kuh&#8221; as in &#8220;come&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>MEL is the stressed syllable, and it sounds exactly like &#8220;meal&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>EON sounds like &#8220;yun&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WEDNESDAY pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-wednesday.mp3?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-wednesday.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-wednesday.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>WEDNES is the stressed syllable, and it sounds more like &#8220;wens&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;men&#8217;s&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>DAY is the unstressed syllable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>OFTEN pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-often.mp3?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-often.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-often.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>OF is the stressed syllable, and it sounds exactly like &#8220;off&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>TEN sounds like &#8220;tin&#8221; or &#8220;in&#8221; &#8211; many native English speakers pronounce &#8220;often&#8221; with a silent &#8220;T&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GAUGE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-12\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gauge.mp3?_=12\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gauge.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gauge.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>GAUGE is one syllable, and it has a long A sound, rhyming with &#8220;rage&#8221; and &#8220;cage&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BOUQUET pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-13\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-bouquet.mp3?_=13\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-bouquet.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-bouquet.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>BOU sounds like &#8220;boo&#8221; rhyming with &#8220;shoe&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>QUET sounds like &#8220;kay&#8221; rhyming with &#8220;day&#8221; &#8211; this is the stressed syllable. Bouquet has a silent T.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pronounce-bouquet.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce BOUQUET\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DEBT pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-14\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-debt.mp3?_=14\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-debt.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-debt.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>DEBT is one syllable and it has a silent B, so it sounds like &#8220;det&#8221; rhyming with &#8220;pet&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>DENGUE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-15\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-dengue.mp3?_=15\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-dengue.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-dengue.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>DENGUE is one syllable and it sounds like &#8220;deng&#8221; with a short &#8220;e&#8221; (as in &#8220;send&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MOCHA pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-16\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-mocha.mp3?_=16\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-mocha.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-mocha.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>MO is the stressed syllable, with a long O sound, so it rhymes with NO<\/li>\n<li>The CH sounds like K, so the second syllable sounds like &#8220;kuh&#8221; similar to the word &#8220;come&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/50-hard-words-free-pdf-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/50-hard-words-free-pdf-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download this lesson PDF + audio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>ANEMONE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-17\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-anemone.mp3?_=17\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-anemone.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-anemone.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The A is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>NEM is the stressed syllable, rhyming with &#8220;hem&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The O is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>NE sounds exactly like &#8220;knee&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SUBTLE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-18\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-subtle.mp3?_=18\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-subtle.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-subtle.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Subtle has a silent B<\/li>\n<li>The first syllable is stressed, sounding like &#8220;SUH&#8221; (short U sound, as in &#8220;suck&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>The second syllable sounds like &#8220;tul&#8221; or even &#8220;tl&#8221; (like the end of &#8220;battle&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SQUIRREL pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-19\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-squirrel.mp3?_=19\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-squirrel.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-squirrel.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>SQUIR is the stressed syllable, sounding like &#8220;skwir&#8221; (same vowel sound as in &#8220;were&#8221;). This is often a very difficult combination of letters for English learners!<\/li>\n<li>REL sounds like &#8220;rul&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/squirrel-pronunciation.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce SQUIRREL\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>PHLEGM pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-20\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-phlegm.mp3?_=20\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-phlegm.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-phlegm.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>PHLEGM is one syllable and sounds like FLEM (rhymes with &#8220;hem&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>The PH sounds like &#8220;F&#8221; and the G is silent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>EPITOME pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-21\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-epitome.mp3?_=21\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-epitome.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-epitome.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The first E is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>PIT is the stressed syllable, it rhymes with &#8220;hit&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The O is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>ME sounds exactly like the word &#8220;me.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Epitome&#8221; is one of the very few words in English where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/12-english-words-in-which-we-do-pronounce-the-final-e\/\">final &#8220;e&#8221; is not silent.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>RECEIPT pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-22\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-receipt.mp3?_=22\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-receipt.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-receipt.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>RE is the unstressed syllable, and sounds like &#8220;ruh&#8221; with a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>CEIPT sounds like &#8220;SEET&#8221; &#8211; exactly like the word &#8220;seat.&#8221; The P is silent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/receipt2-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce RECEIPT\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/receipt2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/receipt2.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>SCYTHE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-23\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-scythe.mp3?_=23\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-scythe.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-scythe.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>SCYTHE is one syllable.<\/li>\n<li>The C is silent<\/li>\n<li>The Y is a long I sound as in &#8220;why&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The TH is a soft TH as in &#8220;with&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>COMFORTABLE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-24\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-comfortable.mp3?_=24\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-comfortable.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-comfortable.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Comfortable&#8221; is pronounced a little differently from how it&#8217;s spelled<\/li>\n<li>COMF is the stressed syllable, sounding like the word &#8220;come&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The middle of this word sounds like &#8220;ter&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;her&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>BLE sounds like &#8220;bull&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;pull&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PNEUMONIA pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-25\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-pnemonia.mp3?_=25\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-pnemonia.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-pnemonia.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>PNEU sounds something like &#8220;nih.&#8221; The P is silent and this is an unstressed syllable.<\/li>\n<li>MO is the stressed syllable, rhyming with &#8220;no&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>NIA sounds like &#8220;nyuh&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>XYLOPHONE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-26\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-xylophone.mp3?_=26\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-xylophone.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-xylophone.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>XY is the stressed syllable, and the X has a Z sound &#8211; so it sounds like ZY (rhymes with &#8220;my&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>LO sounds like &#8220;la&#8221; with a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>PHONE sounds exactly like the word &#8220;phone&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/xylophone-pronunciation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>HYPERBOLE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-27\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-hyperbole.mp3?_=27\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-hyperbole.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-hyperbole.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>HY sounds like the word &#8220;hi&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>PER is the stressed syllable, rhyming with &#8220;her&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>BO sounds like &#8220;buh&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>LE has a long E sound, like in &#8220;see&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SYNONYM pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-28\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-synonym.mp3?_=28\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-synonym.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-synonym.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>SYN is the stressed syllable, sounding like &#8220;sin&#8221; (rhymes with &#8220;win&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>O is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>NYM sounds like &#8220;nim&#8221; (rhymes with &#8220;him&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SWORD pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-29\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-sword.mp3?_=29\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-sword.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-sword.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Sword is one syllable.<\/li>\n<li>The W is silent, so it sounds like &#8220;SORD&#8221; (rhymes with &#8220;lord&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sword-pronunciation.png\" alt=\"How to pronounce SWORD\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>MISCHIEVOUS pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-30\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-mischievous.mp3?_=30\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-mischievous.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-mischievous.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>MIS is the stressed syllable, sounding just like the word &#8220;miss&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>CHIEV has a short I sound, as in the word &#8220;live&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>OUS sounds like &#8220;us&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>AWRY pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-31\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-awry.mp3?_=31\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-awry.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-awry.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The A is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>WRY has the long I sound as in &#8220;cry.&#8221; This is the stressed syllable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>STETHOSCOPE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-32\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-stethoscope.mp3?_=32\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-stethoscope.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-stethoscope.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>STETH is the strong syllable, with a short E sound as in &#8220;step&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>O is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>SCOPE rhymes with &#8220;nope&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5724\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Stethoscope-2-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce STETHOSCOPE\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Stethoscope-2-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Stethoscope-2.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stethoscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>BROOCH pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-33\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-brooch.mp3?_=33\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-brooch.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-brooch.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>BROOCH is one syllable, and it has a long O sound, rhyming with &#8220;coach&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BUOY pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-34\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-buoy.mp3?_=34\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-buoy.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-buoy.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>BU is the stressed syllable, with a long U sound, as in &#8220;boo&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;too&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>OY sounds like &#8220;ee&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PLAID pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-35\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-plaid.mp3?_=35\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-plaid.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-plaid.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>PLAID is one syllable and has a short A sound, as in &#8220;flat&#8221; or &#8220;bad&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/plaid-pronunciation.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce PLAID\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>SIEVE pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-36\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-sieve.mp3?_=36\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-sieve.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-sieve.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>SIEVE is one syllable and has a short I sound, as in &#8220;live&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>CAULK pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-37\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-caulk.mp3?_=37\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-caulk.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-caulk.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>CAULK is one syllable and rhymes with &#8220;walk&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>HANDKERCHIEF pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-38\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-handkerchief.mp3?_=38\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-handkerchief.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-handkerchief.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>HAND is the stressed syllable, but the D is silent &#8211; so it sounds like &#8220;han&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;can&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>KER rhymes with &#8220;her&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>CHIEF sounds more like &#8220;chiff&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;stiff&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BOUGH pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-39\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-bough.mp3?_=39\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-bough.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-bough.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>BOUGH is one syllable and rhymes with &#8220;now&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ARUGULA pronunciation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-40\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-arugula.mp3?_=40\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-arugula.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-arugula.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The A is a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>RU is the stressed syllable, with the same &#8220;u&#8221; sound as in &#8220;push&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>GU has a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>LA also has a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/arugula-pronunciation.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce ARUGULA\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is your mouth tired from pronouncing all these difficult words?<\/p>\n<p>No? Okay, then get ready for&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Even MORE hard words to pronounce!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s keep practicing English pronunciation:<\/p>\n<h3>How to pronounce GYRO<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-41\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gyro.mp3?_=41\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gyro.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gyro.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The original word is pronounced more like YEE-ro, but English speakers commonly pronounce it more like JY-ro (JY rhyming with &#8220;I&#8221; and RO rhyming with &#8220;no&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce CHARCUTERIE<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-42\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-charcuterie.mp3?_=42\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-charcuterie.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-charcuterie.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>CHAR like &#8220;shar&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;car&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>CU like &#8220;coo&#8221; (rhyming with &#8220;too&#8221;). This is the stressed syllable.<\/li>\n<li>TER with a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>IE like &#8220;ee&#8221; as in &#8220;see&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/charcuterie-pronunciation.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce CHARCUTERIE\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How to pronounce GIF<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-43\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gif.mp3?_=43\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gif.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-gif.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>There&#8217;s a debate about how to pronounce GIF! Some people pronounce it with a hard G sound (as in &#8220;gift&#8221;) and others with a soft G sound (as in &#8220;gin&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce ENTREPRENEUR<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-44\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-entrepreneur.mp3?_=44\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-entrepreneur.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-entrepreneur.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>EN is pronounced more like &#8220;on&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>TRE sounds something like &#8220;chre&#8221; as in the beginning of the word &#8220;trend&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>PRE sounds like &#8220;pra&#8221; with a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>NEUR is the stressed syllable, sounding something like the beginning of &#8220;nurse&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce GENRE<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-45\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-genre.mp3?_=45\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-genre.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-genre.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>GEN has the &#8220;ZH&#8221; sound as in &#8220;plea<strong>s<\/strong>ure,&#8221; and the vowel sound is something like &#8220;on&#8221; &#8211; so this syllable sounds like ZHON. It is the stressed syllable.<\/li>\n<li>RE sounds like &#8220;ruh&#8221; with a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce SCHEDULE<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-46\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-schedule.mp3?_=46\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-schedule.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-schedule.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>In American English, the first syllable sounds like &#8220;SKEH&#8221; (short E sound as in &#8220;egg&#8221;). This is the stressed syllable.<\/li>\n<li>In British English, the first syllable sounds like &#8220;SHEH&#8221; (short E sound as in &#8220;egg&#8221;). This is the stressed syllable.<\/li>\n<li>DULE sounds like &#8220;jul&#8221; with a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce CROISSANT<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-47\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-croissant.mp3?_=47\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-croissant.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-croissant.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>In American English, CROI can be pronounced to rhyme with &#8220;boy&#8221; or more like CRUH<\/li>\n<li>SSANT is the stressed syllable. It has the same AH sound as in &#8220;want&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/croissant-pronunciation.jpg\" alt=\"How to pronounce CROISSANT\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How to pronounce THOUGHT<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-48\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-thought.mp3?_=48\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-thought.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-thought.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>THOUGHT is one syllable.<\/li>\n<li>The TH is a &#8220;soft&#8221; TH sound as in &#8220;thanks&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The OUGH has the same &#8220;AW&#8221; vowel sound as in &#8220;saw&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce THROUGH<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-49\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-through.mp3?_=49\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-through.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-through.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>THROUGH is one syllable.<\/li>\n<li>The TH is a &#8220;soft&#8221; TH sound as in &#8220;thanks&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The OUGH has the same &#8220;OO&#8221; vowel sound as in &#8220;room&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce NICHE<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-50\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-niche.mp3?_=50\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-niche.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-niche.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>This word is one syllable, but it also has two pronunciations!<\/li>\n<li>One has a short I sound as in &#8220;nip&#8221; and the CH sounds like the CH in &#8220;which&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The other has a long E sound as in &#8220;neat&#8221; and the CH sounds like the SH in &#8220;leash&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to pronounce AESTHETIC<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height: 40px!important;\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22390-51\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-aesthetic.mp3?_=51\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-aesthetic.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hard-words-aesthetic.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The AE simply has a short schwa sound<\/li>\n<li>STHET is the stressed syllable and it sounds like STET (rhymes with &#8220;wet&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>IC has a short I sound, as in &#8220;pick&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/50-hard-words-free-pdf-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hardwords-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/50-hard-words-free-pdf-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download this lesson PDF + audio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Additional resources for practicing hard words to pronounce:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/how-to-pronounce-difficult-words-in-english\/\">How to pronounce difficult words in English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/how-to-pronounce-50-difficult-words-in-english\/\">50 hard words to pronounce for English learners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/pronunciation-practice-5-syllable-words-in-english\/\">Pronounce 5-syllable words<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/pronunciation-practice-super-long-english-words\/\">Pronounce 6- and 7-syllable words<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>American English Pronunciation Course<\/h3>\n<p>Improve your English pronunciation fast with the lessons in my <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\">American English Pronunciation Course!<\/a> You&#8217;ll practice every consonant and vowel sound in the English language by listening and repeating after me. There are also lessons on linking your words together for more natural and fluent speaking. At the end of the course, you can get a pronunciation evaluation from an Espresso English teacher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/american-english-pronunciation-course-and-shadowing-with-shayna\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aepc-sws-1024x913.png\" alt=\"American English Pronunciation Course\" width=\"680\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aepc-sws-1024x913.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aepc-sws-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aepc-sws-768x685.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aepc-sws-1536x1369.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aepc-sws.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The English language has a lot of hard words to pronounce! 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