Spelling vs. Pronunciation

By

Hanadi Mirza

 

 

 

SPELLED LIKE THIS          B U T                      PRONOUNCED LIKE THAT

 

Schwa [ə] as in (euh)= [əh] or the Arabic hamza [ک] .(vl/vd= voiceless/voiced sounds)

 

 

Psycholo g y →  p sychology                                               [p saykolədjy]

Pneumonia →   p neumonia                                                 [nəmonia]

Climbing, comb, lamb, bomb → --m b                     [klayming], [kom], [lčm], [bám]

Calm, Palm →   calm , palm ŕ --l m                                [kám] , [pám]

Folk , Folktale → folktale  ŕ -- l k                                     [fok] , [fokteyl]

Vegetable → ve g etable                                                      [vedjtəbl]

Comfortable →                                                                  [kámftəbl]

Government →  gover nm ent                                  [gavərmənt]

Suggest, Suggestion → su g g est                                         [sag djəst], [sagdjəstshən]

People, Apple  →                                                               [pypəl], [ápəl]

Sensual , Sensuality →                                             [sənshəwəl] , [sənshəwality]

Nation, Nationality →                                                          [neyshən], [nashənality]

Social , Beautiful →                                                            [soshəl] , [byurəfəl]

Original but Originally →                                                     [oridjinəl] but [oridjənly]

Actually →                                                                         [aktshəly]

Say but Says →                                                                  [sey] but [sčz]

Teacher → tea ch er                                                            [ tytshər]

Doctor, Dollars                                                        [daktər] , [dálərz]

Determine but Mine, Examine                                  [ditərmən] but [mayn] / [əgzámin]

Seduce but Seduction→                                                      [sidýous] but [sidakshən]

Appreciate, Symptom (-mp)                                                [aprishiyeyt] , [simtəm]

Result, Adult →                                                                   [rizált] , [ədált]

World, Work, Word, War →                                              [wərld], [wərk], [wərd], [wor]

July, Major → j uly, Ma j or                                                [ djoulay] , [meydjər]

Children, Church → ch ildren, ch ur ch                     [tshildrən], [tshərtsh]

Pleasure , Pleasurable bur Leisure→                                    [plejər] , [plejrəbl] but [lyjər]

Write/Written, Hide/Hidden ŕ                                        [rayt] / [ritən] , [hayd] / [hidən]

Although, Thunder, Thumb→                                   [olﺫ o] , [thándər] , [thám]

Thank You                                                                          [ thánk] Never [sank] You

The + any letter EXCEPT (a/e/i/o/u) →                               [oﺫ] never [za]

The +a pple/ e lephant/ i sland/ o range! u mbrella→       [ﺫﻱ ] never [oﺫ]

The + eu ropean, u nited →                                               the+[you] (as 1st sound) [oﺫ]

Use → the u s e (noun), but I/you u s e (verb):                 the [yous] but I/you [youz]

Process but processes →                                                    [prósəs] but [prosəsyz]

Woman but women →                                           [woumən] but [wymin]

Police , Policeman→                                                           [polys] .[polysmən]

Car, Cut, Decorate:  (c)ŕ [k]  / Advice, Circle: (c) ŕ [s]

Giraffe, Generous: (g) ŕ [dj] / Regain, Embargo, Gun: (g) ŕ [g]

Wanted/Added/ Promised/Grinned: wan[t]+[id], a[d]+[id], (vl+t) promis[t], (vd+d)grin[d]

Battles, Flags/ Groups, Mats/ Kisses, Churches,—> vd+[z] / vl+[s]/ -ch,-sh,-ss,-xŕ+ [əz]