A lot of English learners make this common pronunciation mistake: forgetting to pronounce the invisible “Y” sound that occurs before the letter “u” in some words.
Example 1: music
Incorrect pronunciation: “moo – zik”
Correct pronunciation: “myoo – zik”
Example 2: curious
Incorrect pronunciation: “coor – i – us”
Correct pronunciation: “cyoor – i – us”
Example 3: university
Incorrect pronunciation: “oo – ni – ver – si – tee”
Correct pronunciation: “you – ni – ver – si – tee”
Pronunciation practice: More words with the “invisible Y” sound
community – “com – yoo – ni – tee”
ridiculous – “ri – dic – ya – lus”
continue – “con – tin – yoo”
issue – “ish – yoo”
reunion – “re – yoon – yun”
distribute – “dis – tri – byoot”
regular – “reg – ya – lar”
uniform – “yoo – ni – form”
huge – “hyooj”
cute – “cyoot”
use – “yooz”
cucumber – “cyoo – cum – ber”
fuel – “fyool”
human – “hyoo – min”
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