20 words often mispronounced

cupboard, foreign, comfortable… 20 everyday words full of traps!

1Listen and repeat

These words look easy, but they hide traps: silent letters, syllables that disappear, or a stress in an unexpected place. Read the ⚠ note under each word, listen, and repeat.

    2Find the stressed syllable

    Listen to each word and click the syllable that is louder and longer.

    The rule: In most of these words, the stress is on the first syllable (REStaurant, COMfortable, INteresting) — and the next syllables are often very short, or even silent!

    3Listen and write

    Listen and type the word you hear, then press Enter or click Check.