Incorrect Correct Incorrect Correct
D'rect di-rect rad'cal rad-i-cal
d'spose dis-pose sal'vate sal-i-vate
van'ty van-i-ty can'bal can-ni-bal
ven-t'late ven-ti-late mount'n moun-tain
ju-b'lee ju-bi-lee fount'n foun-tain
rid-cule rid-i-cule vill'ny vil-lain-y


O

Incorrect Correct Incorrect Correct
Des'late des-o-late rhet-er-ic rhet-o-tic
hist'ry his-to-ry in-ser-lent in-so-lent
mem'ry mem-o-ry croc-ud-ile croc-o-dile
col'ny col-o-ny com-prum-ise com-pro-mise
ag'ny ag-o-ny anch-ur-ite an-cho-rite
balc'ny bal-co-ny cor-per-al cor-po-ral
ob-s'lete ob-so-lete ob-luq-quy ob-lo-quy
wil-ler wil-low or-ther-dox or-tho-dox
wid-der wid-ow cun-di-tion con-di-tion
pil-ler pil-low pus-i-tion po-si-tion
mead-er mead-ow tug-eth-er to-geth-er
fel-ler fel-low put-a-ter po-ta-to
win-der win-dow tub-ac-cur to-bac-co


U

The most common mistake in the sound of u occurs in words of the following