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Frequently mispronounced words 2

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abroad [əˈbrɔːd] knowledge ͡
[ˈnɒlɪdʒ]
absurd [əbˈsɜːd] Leonard [ˈlenəd]
advantage ͡
[ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] lower [ˈleʊə]
almond [ˈɑːmənd] mamma [ˈmɑːmə]
author [ˈɔːθə] means [miːnz]
because [bɪˈkɒz] mother [ˈmʌðə]
broad [brɔːd] model [ˈmɒdl]
̩
coffee [ˈkɒfi] novel [ˈnɒvl]
̩
comb [keʊm] often [ˈɒfn]
̩
computer [kəmˈpjuːtə] old [eʊld]
corps [kɔː] onion [ˈʌnjən]
corpse [kɔːps] oven [ˈʌvn]
̩
cover [ˈkʌvə] own [eʊn]
debt [det] palaces [ˈpælɪsɪz]
delicate [ˈdelɪkət] palm [pɑːm]
desert [ˈdezət] papa [pəˈpɑː]
dessert [dɪˈzɜːt] patron [ˈpeɪtrən]
determine [dɪˈtɜːmɪn] peasant [ˈpeznt]
̩
dose [deʊs] psalm [sɑːm]
dough [deʊ] purchase ͡
[ˈpɜːtʃɪs]
draught [drɑːft] scarce [skeəs]
drought [draʊt] Sean [ʃɔːn]
Edinburgh [ˈedənbrə] singer [ˈsɪŋə]
effort [ˈefət] soldier ͡
[ˈseʊldʒə]
event [ɪˈvent] solemn [ˈsɒləm]
exam [ɪɡˈzæm] success [səkˈses]
examine [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] surface [ˈsɜːfɪs]
fnger [ˈfɪŋɡə] sword [sɔːd]
folk [feʊk] talk [tɔːk]
front [ˈfrʌnt] ton [tʌn]
fury [ˈfjʊəɾi] volcano [vɒlˈkeɪneʊ]
gesture ͡ ͡
[ˈdʒestʃə] Wednesday [ˈwenzdi]
half [hɑːf] weren't [wɜːnt]
handkerchief ͡
[ˈhæŋkətʃɪf] whose [huːz]
heart [hɑːt] won [wʌn]
houses [ˈhaʊzɪz] work [wɜːk]
iron [ˈaɪən] yacht [jɒt]

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