Note that, in the passages below, the emboldened and same-coloured parts of words listed immediately after the phrase ‘Pronunciation tip’, are pronounced in the same way. For example, ‘Pronunciation tip: enterprise, bet’ means the ‘e‘ (i.e. the first ‘e’) in the word ‘enterprise’ sounds just like the ‘e’ in the word ‘bet’.
eh?
‘Eh?’ is a word that is used to invite agreement or request someone to repeat for clarification.
eliminate
Pronunciation tip: eliminate, kid, about.
enterprise
Pronunciation tip: enterprise, bet.
entourage
A ‘entourage ‘ is a ‘group that follows and attends to an important person‘.
Pronunciation tip: entourage, rot, put, barn, fusion.
entree
‘Entree’ means ‘principal dish of a meal‘.
Pronunciation tip: entree, rot, grey.
entrepreneur
Pronunciation tip: Every ‘r’ in this word needs to be vocalised. entrepreneur, rot, about.
envelope
Pronunciation tip: envelope, bet.
envoy
An ‘envoy’ is a ‘diplomat who has less authority than an ambassador‘.
Pronunciation tip: envoy, bet.
era
Pronunciation tip: era, fee, about.
err
The word ‘err’ has two meanings. One of its meanings is ‘make a mistake‘. The other meaning is ‘wander from a direct course‘.
Pronunciation tip: err, burn.
experience
Note that the word ‘is’ (rather than ‘was’) is used in the following sentence: ‘My worst experience is when my teenage sons were beginning to …‘
The phrase ‘went through the experience‘ is often used by people when they describe their experiences.
experiential
‘Experiential’ means ‘relating to experience‘.
Pronunciation tip: experiential, kid, fee, bet, experience, about.