Pronunciation Problems: Difficult Words

A Disastrous
Accommodation Discrepancy
Acidity Drawer
Acoustics
Adjacent E
Analysis vs analyse vs analyst Egg yolk
Alliance Endive
Almonds Ensure vs assure vs insure
Anchovies Economy vs economic
Arrangement Encyclopedia
Asparagus vs religious Equipped (uitgerust)
Audio-visual Execute vs executive
Authentic
F
B Fillet
Ballet vs ballot Foreign
Banqueting Forfeited
Biscuits Frequent
Brochure
Buffet G
Gherkins
C Ginger
Canals vs kennels Gourmet
Carafe A graduate vs to graduate
Career vs courier Graffiti vs gravity
Cashier Gratinated
Chef vs chief vs cheque
Chemist H
Chives Halibut
Cinnamon Hazelnut
Climate Hygiene
Cloth vs clothes
Coconut I
College / colleague Ice vs eyes vs ice cream
Comfortable ID vs idea
Cot vs cod Inclusive of vs including
Country vs counting Insulation vs isolation
Court vs courtesy Innovative
Court vs course vs cause Itinerary (reisprogramma)
Crab
Cucumber K
Cuisine Know vs knowledge

D
Dairy vs diary L
Dessert vs desert Lamb
Launch vs lounge vs lunch
Laundry
Law Sent vs send
Lettuce Serving vs surfing
Liquor vs liqueur Sewer
London Sew vs new vs sue
Luxury vs luxurious Sirloin
Specialty vs speciality
M Spinach
Mackerel Staff vs stuff
Maintenance Stomachache
Measuring cup Succulent
Memorable vs memorial Suggest
Meringue Suite vs suit
Miscellaneous (Dutch = e.d.) Syrup
Money
Museum T
Theatre
O Then vs than (NL = “dan”) vs thin
Obviously Thorough
Olives Though
Opposite Thought
Origin vs original Through vs true
throw and threw the ball
P Throat
Partridge (NL = patrijs) Thyme
Pastry vs pasta vs pate Tongue
Personal vs personnel Tough
Pheasant Tour vs tower
Picturesque Tourism
Please vs pleasure Trifle vs triple
Plumbing Trouble
Police vs policy Trout
Politics vs political vs politician Truth
polish vs Polish Type
poultry (NL = gevolgelte)
prefer vs preferable U
profiteroles Union (European Union in Brussels)
public vs puberty Unique

R V
Receipt Valet vs valid
Recipe Vanilla
Recommend Variety vs variation
Referrals Vegetables
Register (not registrate) Vegetarian
Reserved (not reservated) Venison
Vine vs vineyard
S
Salmon W
Sauce Waffles
Sautéed Whipped cream