English Phonetic Alphabet
English
English is a West Germanic language related to Dutch, Frisian and German with
a significant amount of vocabulary from French, Latin, Greek and many other languages.
Approximately 341 million people speak English as a native language and a further 267 million
speak it as a second language in other 104 countries including the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory,
British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands and Denmark.
Source: http://www.ethnologue.com
English alphabet
Pronunciation
The sounds represented here are those of British English spoken with
an R.P. (Received Pronounciation) accent. Other varieties of English differ
considerably in pronunciation, especially the vowels and diphthongs.
Some Commonly Mispronounced Words
Most Pakistanis Mispronounce these Words
Word Incorrect Pronunciation Correct Pronunciation
Bakery /ˈbækrɪ/ /ˈbeɪkəri/
Knowledge /ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
Course /kəʊrs/ /ˈkɔ:s/
Caught /ˈkɒt/ /ˈkɔ:t/
Fall /ˈfɑːl/ /ˈfɔ:l/
Strange /ˈsʌtreɪndʒ/ /streɪndʒ/
Record (v) /ˈrəkɑːd/ /rɪˈkɔ:d/
Record (n) /ˈrəkɑːd/ /ˈrekɔːd/
Prefer /ˈprefɜ/ /ˈprɪfɜ/
Photography /ˈfəʊtəʊgrɑːfɪ/ /fəˈtɒgrəfi/
Associate /ˈæsəʊsɪeɪt/ /əsəʊʃieɪtˈ
Comfortable /kəmfɜˈteɪbəl/ /ˈkʌmftəbl/
Controversy /ˈkʌntrəʊvɜsi/ /kɒntrəvɜːsi/ Also /kənˈtrɒvəsi/
Coupon /ˈkəʊpən/ /ˈkuːpɒn/
Envelope /enˈvelʌp/ /ˈenvələʊp/
Evolution /ˈevəʊluːʃn/ /ˌiːvəˈluːʃn/
Echo /ˈiːkəʊ/ /ˈekəʊ/
February /ˈfɜvəriː/ /ˈfebruəri/
Garage /ˈgeɪrɑːdʒ/ /gærɑːʒ/ Also -rɪdʒ
Mortgage /ˈmɒrtgeɪdʒ/ /ˈmɔːgɪdʒ/
Wednesday /ˈwednəsdeɪ/ /ˈwenzdeɪ/
Across /ˈækrɒs/ /əˈkrɒs/
Business /bɪzˈnʌs/ /ˈbɪznəs/
Clothes /ˈklɑːθs/ /ˈkləʊðz/
Clothing /klɑːθɪŋ/ /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/
Film /ˈfɪləm/ /ˈfɪlm/
Breakfast /breɪkˈfɑːst/ /ˈbrekfəst/
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