Pronunciation

V & W

On a very windy Wednesday, Victor worried about the weather. "Why?", asked Veronica. Victor replied, "Because if the weather turns wicked, we'll need to avoid involving our volunteers.

Weekly, Vincent wishes to meet at the Madivalla Police Station. This is his preferred venue because his wife is in protective custody there.

TH

Thank you for the three things you gave me last Thursday, Thelma.

$113,000.14 is expressed as: One hundred thirteen thousand dollars (and) fourteen cents. (and is optional)

ER / AR

Mister Lester's daughter Irma rests among the Florida fauna.

All the stars, near and far, gave birth to aardvarks in their cars. (Don't try to picture it! Just speak it clearly.)

Brothers, Sisters, Mothers, Fathers, each went swimming in troubled waters.

Eagles, gators, sharks and otters are examples of wildlife that appear in the Florida Everglades.

Problem Words

One key to good (correct) pronunciation is stressing syllable stress; stressing the wrong syllable will often result in a different word.
Advice - Use your ears, not your eyes. Work on tuning your ears to listen more carefully others' speech.

Zero	Birthday Appraisal	Three Four	thirteen fourteen	Request Review
Execute Executive	Contribute Contribution	Career Courier	Refuse (n) Refuse (v)	Subject (n) Subject (v)
Content (n) Content (adj)	Conduct (n) Conduct (v)	Rebel (n) Rebel (v)	Permit (n) Permit (v)	Record (n) Record (v)
Loan Reference Number Social Security Account Number	Represent Representative Representation	attribute (n) attribute (v) attributed	Photography Photographer Photographic	Desert (v) Dessert (n) Desert (n)
Ernst & Young	Cloves Doves			Intimate (v) Intimate (adj)

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