Words That Are Similarly Spelled But Pronounced Differently
"Foul" and "Soul"
Foul: Meaning “offensive to the senses” or “pertaining to a ball in baseball”.
Pronounced the same as the word /fowl/ “barnyard bird – like a chicken”.
Rhymes with the word “vowel”, except with an “F”
Pronounced: “Fo…Wul” …with a strong ‘W’ sound.
Soul: Meaning “the spiritual part of humans”
Pronounced the same as the word /sole/ “the only one”.
Pronounced with a strong “Ow” vowel sound, like in the word “Open”.
(This is covered fully in the Pronunciation Workshop Video Training Program – Session 9)