AVOID MISTAKES BY CAROKOWNZENGLISH, AVOID MISTAKES BY CAROLINA KOWANZ / DON'T MAKE THESE MISTAKES

hello and welcome to English for everyone where we practice real life American English today we're going to learn to avoid some common mistakes in pronunciation so let's get started first this is not correct and wool detergent for delicate clothes use wool detergent for delicate clothes well if you want to sound American don't say clothes say clothes we don't use the th sound just close like close the door close same pronunciation but the real problem is delicate you cannot say delicate it's pronounced delicate delicate the last syllable is a short sound it it it delicate because delicate is an adjective it's not a verb that's why we pronounce it like that delicate clothes and I've never heard of wool detergent use wool detergent for delicate clothes I've never heard of this what about you do you use wool detergent for delicate clothes tell me in the comments let me know this is also not correct colors are separate and you can use cold water separate that's the verb the verb is separate but this is the adjective so we pronounce it differently we pronounce it separate so it's not three syllables separate it's two syllables separate and the last vowel is short it it it not separate but separate this is the adjective colors are separate so that's right we have two words that that look the same but have different pronunciations the verb is separate and the adjective is separate but don't worry there's a rule here so keep watching for a complete explanation of why we pronounce these words like this and to practice with more useful vocabulary today we're going to practice with some very important and very tricky words they look the same they're spelled the same but they're pronounced differently when they're a verb they're pronounced one way and when they're not a verb they're pronounced differently let's take a closer look our first example separate we pronounce a t with a long a sound A8 separate when it's a verb we pronounce it separate example I need to separate my laundry and the reason we pronounce it eight in the verb separate is because that syllable is stressed separate three syllables we stress the first separate we stress the third so we pronounce the long a sound separate when it's not a verb we pronounce it separate separate with the I it sound because when you say separate the stress is on the first syllable only and that syllable a te is not stressed so we change the pronunciation to it it it separate separate is not a verb separate is an adjective a description separate rooms we stayed in separate rooms at the hotel two different rooms separate rooms let's practice do you separate the clothes when you do the laundry yes I separate the clothes when I do the laundry do you separate the clothes when you do the laundry very good are they staying in separate rooms yes they're staying in separate rooms are they staying in separate rooms very good our next example is estimate estimate is the pronunciation when it's a verb example I need to estimate the cost of the job with the long a estimate but if it's not a verb estimate I need to get an estimate for the job an estimate like a quote an estimate is a noun it's not a verb it's a thing it's a piece of paper with the price on it estimate with a short sound estimate it it I need to get an estimate for the job I'll call that company they give free estimates free estimates let's practice does she need to estimate the cost of the job yes she needs to estimate the cost of the job does she need to estimate the cost of the job very good does the company give free estimates yes the company gives free estimates does the company give free estimates very good next example is associate associate is a verb if I talk to people and I have a relationship with people then I associate with those people I don't associate with criminals I only associate with people I know again I don't associate with criminals I don't have a relationship with them that's a verb associate now what if it's not a verb associate it making that short sound at the end it associate associate is not a verb an associate is a person a person that works with a company if the person works with the company they are an associate example the associates are having a meeting the associates are having a meeting in the meeting room example she's an associate and he is an associate so together they are Associates the associates are having a meeting let's practice do you associate with criminals no I don't associate with criminals do you associate with criminals that's good good is she an associate yes she's an associate is he an associate too yes he's an associate too is she an associate is he an associate too very good example graduate graduate is a verb making the long a sound graduate graduate they will graduate in Spring they will graduate from high school in May the verb what if it's not a verb graduate graduate is not a verb graduate is a person he is a high school graduate she is a college graduate one person who graduated is a graduate so they are high school graduates or maybe they they are college graduates let's practice are they going to graduate in May or June they're going to graduate in May are they going to graduate in May or June very good are they both college graduates yes they are both college graduates are they both college graduates very good example laminate laminate is a verb to cover with plastic is laminate my driver's license is laminated they laminate your driver's license laminate is a verb with a long a sound laminate but what if it's not a verb laminate we make these short it it sound laminate laminate is not a verb it's an adjective it describes what kind of flooring you have what kind of floor I have laminate flooring in my kitchen I have laminate flooring in my kitchen laminate flooring it's an adjective so we use the short s sound laminate let's practice with laminate did they laminate your driver's license yes they laminated my driver's license did they laminate her driver's license very good is he installing laminate flooring yes he's installing laminate flooring is he installing laminate flooring very good next example is delegate delegate is a verb we use a long a delegate the boss needs to delegate author uity he needs to tell different people what to do he needs to give jobs to different people he delegates Authority it's a verb so we use the long a he delegates Authority a good manager knows how to delegate Authority example is moderate moderate is a verb when you watch a debate you have the two people and you have the person in in the middle the person in the middle is a moderator and the action the verb is moderate so she is the moderator of the debate she is the moderator so she moderates the debate the verb is moderate now we see the same word but this time it's not a verb moderate with the short sound moderate moderate means in the middle not not severe not too much not too high not too low in the middle but it's not a verb it's an adjective so he's having pain but not too much pain not too little pain in the middle he's having moderate pain let's practice is she going to moderate the debate yes she's going to moderate the debate is she going to moderate the debate very good is he having moderate pain or severe pain he's having moderate pain is he having moderate pain or severe pain very good today we're looking at the pronunciation of the word elaborate or is it elaborate let's take a closer look we pronounce the word elaborate with a long a sound it's a verb the pronation elaborate elaborate the stress is on the second syllable elaborate b r is pronounced bur not bore elabore but bur elabor elaborate elaborate is the verb it means to talk in more detail to explain with a lot of detail is to elaborate it's most commonly used as a question example could you elaborate on that could you tell me more details about that example could you elaborate on your plan to develop the project example he needs to elaborate on his plan to develop the project let's practice does he need to elaborate on his plan to develop the project very good that's right he needs to elaborate on his plan to develop the project he needs to talk more about it to explain in more detail remember when you say elaborate the connector is on elaborate on that could you elaborate on that we don't say elaborate about we say on could you elaborate on that if I use this word as an adjective the pronunciation changes if it's not a verb it's elaborate it it makes a short sound elaborate describes something made with great detail with a lot of detail example this is an elaborate design elaborate is an adjective describing the design so the pronunciation elaborate this is an elaborate design it's a design with a lot of detail let's practice is she wearing an elaborate dress that's right she's wearing an elaborate dress does the dress have an elaborate design that's right the dress has an elaborate design we can use elaborate to describe plans or preparations many things example Napoleon Napoleon had an elaborate plan to conquer Europe let's practice did Napoleon have an elaborate plan to conquer Europe that's right Napoleon had an elaborate plan to conquer Europe example some people like to put up elaborate decorations for Christmas let's practice did they put up elaborate decorations for Christmas that's right they put up elaborate decorations for Christmas so remember when you see this word look closer sometimes it's pronounced elaborate like a verb and sometimes it's pronounced elaborate for an adjective thank you for watching and if you like this video click the link in the description and keep on watching words that end with at sometimes are pronounced eight and sometimes pronounced it if it's a verb it's pronounced eight example separate if it's not a verb an adjective for example it's pronounced it separate we're going to practice some words that are not verbs so they're all pronounced with the short it sound at the end let's take a look we're going to practice words like passionate compassionate affectionate template pomegranate appropriate and inappropriate let's get started our first example is passionate passionate stress is on a first syllable passionate and the next two syllables are pronounced the same uh passionate passionate means you're full of energy full of emotion especially for a romantic relationship they are very passionate they have a passionate relationship our next word is compassionate we put the stress on the second syllable compassionate compassionate means you feel sorry for other people when someone is in pain you feel bad for them if they need money you feel sorry and you give them money compassionate you have feelings for others and with with compassionate we use the connector towards so he is compassionate towards others he gives the homeless person money so he is compassionate toward others our next word is affectionate affectionate is a description it describes a person or a dog that shows their emotion they show their love the dog is showing the boy that the dog loves him so the dog is affectionate he showing his love the dog is very affectionate our next word is template now this word is pronounced template in America but in England they say template but we're teaching American English so we pronounce it with the sound template and it follows the rule that if it's not a verb it's not pronounced a it's pronounced template so there are many templates to choose from it's a format to fill out a form usually on the computer so they have many templates to choose from which template are you going to use our next one is a fruit and the pronunciation is pomegranate pomegranate stresses on the first pom granate and third syllable pomegranate pomegranate it's a fruit I love pomegranate in my salad our next word is appropriate this word is difficult to pronounce because you have the per sound two times AO it so practice this one slowly approprate appropriate appropriate it is appropriate it is good for all viewers nothing offensive nothing that would offend anybody is appropriate appro rate clothes appropriate music appropriate movies so Disney movies are usually appropriate for all ages our next word is inappropriate inappropriate stresses on the inappropriate the first and third syllable inappropriate inappropriate inappropriate is not appropriate I think zombie movies are inappropriate for children this movie is inappropriate for children so remember these words and how they're all pronounced with the e sound at the end passionate compassionate affectionate template pomegranate appropriate and inappropriate let's practice passionate are they very passionate yes they're very passionate are they in a passionate relationship yeah they're in a passionate relationship are they very passionate are they in a passionate relationship that's right they're in a passionate relationship let's practice compassionate is he compassionate toward others yes he is compassionate towards others is it important to be compassionate toward others yes it's very important to be compassion towards others is he compassionate toward others that's right he is compassionate toward others is it important to be compassionate toward others that's right it is important to be compassionate toward others very good let's practice affectionate is his dog very affectionate yes his dog is very affectionate is his dog very affectionate that's right his dog is very affectionate let's practice template are there many templates to choose from yeah there are a lot of templates to choose from are there a lot of templates to choose from that's right there are a lot of templates to choose from do you know which template you're going to choose no I'm not sure what template I'm going to choose does she know what template she's going to choose that's right she's not sure which template she's going to choose let's practice pomegranate do you like pomegranates yeah I like pomegranates how do you eat pomegranates I like them in salads does she like pomegranates how does she like to eat pomegranates that's right she likes to eat pomegranates in salads very good let's practice appropriate are Disney movies appropriate for all ages yes Disney movies are appropriate for all ages so this cartoon is appropriate for children yes it's appropriate for children are Disney movies appropriate for all ages that's right Disney movies are appropriate for all ages is this cartoon appropriate for children that's right this cartoon is appropriate for children let's practice inappropriate do you think zombie movies are inappropriate for children yes I think they're very inappropriate for children do you think zombie movies are inappropriate for children very good zombie movies are inappropriate for children so do you think this movie is inappropriate for your children yes I think this movie is very inappropriate for my children do you think this movie is inappropriate for your children and do you think this movie is inappropriate for her children that's right this movie is inappropriate for her children very good we saw in a previous video the pronunciation of these words where they can be pronounced like a if they're a verb like separate is a verb but if it's not a verb we pronounce it separate today we're going to practice with these important words that end with at but are never verbs so they're always pronounced with the it short it sound like private certificate chocolate corporate and immediate let's take a closer look at the pronunciation our first word is private only for some people not for everybody it's private we see we don't say private we pronounce it private let's take a closer look at the pronunciation private P per Pur I pry V priv priv private private use a stop T not private private private he has a private jet so this is not a commercial flight this is not a commercial plane it's a private plane it's a private jet one person owns the airplane so it's a private jet let's practice do you have a private jet no I don't have a private jet does he have a private jet yes he has a private jet does she have a private jet does he have a private jet very good our next word is certificate we don't say certificate we say certificate making a short it sound because it's not a verb certificate he got a certificate he received a certificate of completion let's look at the pronunciation certificate s sir t sirt i sir f certif certif certif c certific certific uh certific certificate certificate certificate certificate not certificate but certificate certificate certificate four syllables stress the second syllable certificate certificate certificate certificate he got a certificate of completion example he got a certificate he received a certificate of completion after finishing the class let's practice did you finish the class yes I finished the class did you get a certificate of completion yes I got a certificate of completion did she finish the class did she get a certificate of completion very good example chocolate that's right we don't say chocolate because it's not a verb it's always with a short it chocolate let's take a look at the pronunciation chocolate chch a cha chalk choc choc chocolate chocolate chocolate stop T chocolate chocolate remember two syllables chocolate not chocolate not three two chocolate stress is on the first syllable chocolate chocolate it's not good to eat a lot of chocolate it has too much sugar I eat chocolate sometimes not every day let's practice do you eat chocolate every day no I don't eat chocolate every day why not because it has a lot of sugar does she eat chocolate every day why not do you eat chocolate every day very good example corporate that's right it's not corporate because it's not a verb it's never a verb it's always pronounced with these short it sound corporate let's take a look at the pronunciation corporate C or core P corp corp corpor corpor uh corpor corpor T corporate stop T corporate corporate corporate two syllables not three not corporate two corporate corporate stress on the first syllable corporate corporate he works in a corporate office these are the corporate offices the offices for the corporation adjective corporate this is the corporate office let's practice is the corporate office in this city yes the corporate office is in this city is the corporate office in this city very good example immediate that's right it's not a verb so it's always pronounced with the short it immediate immediate let's look at the pronunciation immediate m e IM IM IM e imedi immed uh immed immediate immediate stop T immediate not immediate but immediate lengthy sounds [Music] immediate link those sounds immedate immediate immediate four syllables stress on the second syllable immediate IM immediate immediate he needs immediate medical attention example he was in a car accident and he's injured he needs immediate medical attention he needs immediate medical attention right now let's practice is he injured yes he's injured does he need immediate medical attention yes he needs immediate medical attention is he injured does he need immediate medical attention very good or I can say immediately same pronunciation the short it immediately immediately now the Lee changes to describe an action to describe a verb so this is an adverb immediately let's look at the pronunciation immediately D iMed e iMed iMed T immediate stop T immediate immediately immediately immediately five syllables immediately stress on a second syllable immediately immediately immediately immediately he went to the hospital immediately after the accident example he went to the hospital he went to the hospital immediately after the accident immediately let's practice did he go to the hospital immediately after the accident yes he went to the hospital immediately after the accident did he go to the hospital immediately after the accident very good today we're practicing the pronunciation of some important words the pronunciation is it not eight because they're not verbs examples desperate consolate Immaculate illiterate considerate and inconsiderate it let's take a closer look desperate desperate is an adjective it's a description example he has no money he needs money very badly so he is desperate for money desperate let's look at the pronunciation pronunciation for desperate d e s des desp R desper uh desper T desperate desperate desperate two syllables the stress is on the first syllable desperate not three syllables desperate but two syllables desperate and the T at the end is a stop T desperate not desperate but desperate desperate he is desperate for money desperate let's practice is he desperate for money that's right he's desperate for money next word is consulate a cons consulate is a building it's a government office it's similar to an embassy consulate he needs to go to the consulate to do his paperwork he needs to go to the consulate to do his paperwork let's look at the pronunciation pronunciation consulate a c M con s cons cons o conso a conso t consolate consolate consolate three syllables the stress is on the first syllable consolate consulate also finish with a stop T consulate not consolate but stop T consulate consulate he's going to the consulate to do his paperwork consulate let's practice does he need to go to the consulate to do his paperwork that's right he needs to go to the consulate to do his paperwork next word Immaculate Immaculate very very clean not touched by anybody extremely clean the room looks immaculate it's completely clean let's look at the pronunciation pronunciation Immaculate I im a [Music] im [Music] IM IM IM IM o immacu immacula immacula T Immaculate Immaculate again finish with the stop T Immaculate Immaculate four syllables the stress is on the second syllable Immaculate Mac stress is on Mac immaculate Immaculate completely clean Immaculate the room looks immaculate Immaculate let's practice how does the room look does the room look Immaculate that's right the room looks immaculate illiterate illiterate is an adjective it's a description it's describing a person who cannot read if somebody cannot read the person is illiterate let's look at the pronunciation pronunciation illiterate I IID ID that's right the t is pronounced with a d between vowels pronounce d idter elit RIT illit illit illiterate illiterate stop T at the end illiterate illiterate illiterate four syllables stress on the second syllable illiterate stress on lid illiterate illiterate he cannot read he is illiterate illiterate let's practice he cannot read is he illiterate that's right he is illiterate next we have considerate considerate is an adjective a description it describes a person who thinks about other people if you think about other people and what they feel then you are considerate he uses his cell phone in the movie theater so he does not think about other people and how they feel he is not considerate he is not considerate let's look at the pronunciation pronunciation [Music] considerate cons cons D consider consider consider consider consider consider consider consider consider it consider it consider it four syllables the stress is on the second syllable consider it consider it consider it he thinks about other people he thinks about other people's feelings he is very considerate let's practice is he considerate of others that's right he is not considerate of others so if he is not considerate he is inconsiderate he's using his cell phone in the movie theater he is inconsiderate he's very inconsiderate pronunciation inconsiderate I in in in n in s [Music] in in D incon incon R incons uh incons [Music] inconsiderate inconsiderate inconsiderate with it stop T inconsiderate inconsiderate inconsiderate five syllables inconsiderate stress on the first syllable and third syllable inconsiderate inconsiderate he is not thinking about other people he is very inconsiderate inconsiderate let's practice he's using his cell phone in the movie theater is he inconsiderate that's right he's very inconsiderate so remember these important words they are not verbs so they are not pronounced eight but they are pronounced it remember desperate consolate Immaculate illiterate considerate and inconsiderate we're going to continue looking at the pronunciation of a te at the end of a word if it's a verb we pronounce it eight like separate but if it's not a verb we pronounce it it like separate the words we're looking at today are not verbs so they're all pronounced with the it sound words like intermediate adequate legitimate accurate and approximate our first example is intermediate we notice that the t is silent we don't say intermediate we say inner intermediate and the a at the end is pronounced it there's no eight sound it's short it intermediate and it's a stop te not intermediate but intermediate intermediate in the middle not a beginner and not Advanced intermediate level most of my students are in the intermediate level they're intermediate students next example is adequate not great but enough the lunches at the school they're not great but they're enough they're just adequate they're not extra special our next word is legitimate we notice that the t is pronounced with a fast D sound not legitimate but legit legitimate and a stop T at the end legitimate legitimate means accepted by the law if it is accepted by the law it is legitimate selling watches on the street is not a legitimate business our next word is accurate accurate means precise exact when taking a measurement or measuring you need to be accurate he is always accurate when he measures when he takes a measurement he's very accurate we use accurately when we describe a verb we describe a verb with accurately he is measuring the box he is accurately measuring the Box our last word is approximate approximate means not exact not exact I'm guessing approximate do you know your weight I don't know my weight exactly but I know my approximate weight the next word is approximately we use approximately to describe an action the action take it takes a long time to get there well really how long does it take to get there it takes approximately an hour not exactly an hour more or less an hour approximately it takes approximately 1 hour to get there so remember when you see a word with a at the end and it's a longer word it has two different pronunciations if it's not a verb it is pronounced it our examples today intermediate adequate legitimate accurate and approximate let's practice are most of your students in the intermediate level yes most of them are in the intermediate level are most of her students in the intermediate level very good let's practice are the school lunches great no not really they are just adequate are the school lunches great or just adequate very good let's practice is selling things on the street a legitimate business no it's not a legitimate business is selling things on the street a legitimate business very good let's practice is he always accurate when he measures things yes he is always accurate when he measures things is he always accurate when he measures things is it very important to be accurate when you measure things yes it's very important to be accurate when you measure things is it very important to be accurate when you measure things very good is he measuring the Box accurately yes he is measuring the Box accurately is he measuring the Box accurately very good let's practice do you know your exact weight or your approximate weight I know my approximate weight it's about 120 do you know your exact weight or your approximate weight very good let's practice how long does it take to get there it takes approximately an hour to get there how long does it take to get there very good today we're going to practice with the pronunciation of some tricky words like this one is it duplicate or duplicate both both pronunciations are correct let's take a closer look and find out why with words ending in a te with multiple syllables you can have two pronunciations if it's a verb we pronounce it with a long a duplicate if it's a verb if it's not a verb we pronounce it with the short sound it it duplicate so duplicate can be an adjective or duplicate can be a noun but it's not a verb that's the key if it's not a verb pronounce it it if it is a verb pronounce it eight so duplicate is a verb example they tried to duplicate the results of the experiment they tried to duplicate verb duplicate they tried to duplicate the results of the experiment example he's making duplicate copies of the form duplicate is not a verb so we pronounce with a short sound duplicate he's making duplicate copies of the form let's practice did they try to duplicate the results of the experiment that's right they tried to duplicate the results of the experiment what is he doing is he making duplicate copies of the form that's right he's making duplicate copies of the form we also have many words ending with a t that are multiple syllable that are never verbs so they're always pronounced with a short sound it it it example climate we never say climate it's always climate climate the climate in New York is very different from the climate in California so he's not used to the climate in New York he's not used to the cold he's still getting used to the climate let's practice is he still getting used to the cold climate that's right he's still getting used to the cold climate example delicate using the short sound it it delicate example I always wash my delicate clothes by hand what about you do you wash your delicate clothes by hand that's right I always wash my delicate clothes by hand example candidate I've heard Americans say candidate but it doesn't sound right and it doesn't follow the rule so pronounce it candidate it sounds better example did they choose the right candidate yes they chose the right candidate let's practice did they choose the right candidate that's right they chose the right candidate next we have fortunate we use the short sound it it fortunate because it's not a verb also with this word we have tu tu in the middle of the word is pronounced chchch and not for but for Fore Fortune Fortune it fortunate similar to lucky he has a large family he's fortunate to have a large family what do you think is he fortunate to have a large family that's right he's very fortunate to have a large family or if I put Lee at the end I have fortunately fortunately fortunately describes verb so example they had a car accident they had a bad car accident but fortunately no one was injured let's practice did they have a car accident was anyone injured that's right fortunately no one was injured and if something is not lucky it's unfortunate example he lost his wallet oh that's unfortunate let's practice what happened did he lose his wallet what do you think is that unfortunate very good and I use Lee to describe a verb unfortunately pronunciation unfortunately so what happened she got paid today it's Friday but unfortunately she lost her wallet so what happened did she get paid today does she have the money that's right unfortunately she lost her wallet so remember when you see a word ending with at and it's a multiple syllable you have to look closely to know the pronunciation if it's a verb pronounce it with the long a like duplicate if it's not a verb pronounce it with a short sound duplicate if you like this video watch another one and tell a friend we'll see you next time e e e for

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Published: Sat Apr 06 2024