The document highlights common English pronunciation mistakes among non-native speakers, particularly focusing on Bangladeshi speakers. It lists ten specific words along with their correct pronunciations and definitions. Examples include 'bury', 'colonel', and 'zoology', illustrating how they are often mispronounced.

1. By Kamol Karmakar
Lecturer, DELL, USTC.
Zakir Hossain Road, Foy’s Lake,
Khulshi, Chattogram 4202.

2. Some non-native speakers of English (the
Bangladeshis can be taken as instance) go their
whole lives mispronouncing certain English
words. In this file we’ll see 10 common
English words we are probably not
pronouncing in a standard way. Let’s take a

3. 1. Bury – [be-ri]
/ˈberi/ /বে রি/
Verb – to put/ hide underground.
2. Colonel – [ka(r)nl]
/ˈkɜːnl/ /ক্যা(র্)ন্ ল্/
Noun- a high-ranked army officer.

4. 3. Cupboard – [ku-ba(r)d]
/ˈkʌbəd/ /ক্ােযা(র্)ড্/
Noun - a piece of furniture with doors and
shelves used for storing dishes, food,
clothes, etc.
4. Dessert – [di-za(r)t]
/dɪˈzɜːt/ /রিজ্যা(র্)ট্/
Noun – a final course of fruits and sweets.

5. 5. Develop – [di-ve-lap]
/dɪˈveləp/ /রিভেল্যাপ্/
Verb – to grow/ cause to grow.
6. Onion – [u-ni-an]
/ˈʌnjən/ /আরিয়্যান্/
Noun – an edible bulb.

6. 7. Pizza – [peet-sa]
/ˈpiːtsə/ /রিট্ সা/
Noun - a savory dish of Italian origin.
8. Soliloquy – [sa-li-la-kwi]
/səˈlɪləkwi/ /সযারল্ল্যাক্যযই/
Noun – a talking to oneself.

7. 9. Tuesday – [tuz-day] or [tuz-di]
/ˈtjuːzdeɪ/ or /ˈtjuːzdi/ /টিউজ্ বিই/ ো
/টিউজ্ রি/
Noun – the third day of the week.
10. Zoology – [zo-o-la-ji]
/zuˈɒlədʒi/ /বজ্াঅ ল্যারজ্/
Noun – the science of animal life.

8. Thank you