Can you pronounce these words correctly?

How people pronounce the words like mischievous is usually incorrect. Photo / 123RF

"Ask" and "almond" are among the simple words many of us struggle to pronounce correctly.

That's according to Lucy Bella Earl, from the UK who shared a video revealing the top ten most commonly mispronounced words that has since been viewed 250,000 times by people attempting to hone their pronunciation skills, according to Daily Mail.

From mischievous to espresso, the list outlines ten words that native English speakers often find themselves stumbling over.

How many can you get right?

1. The letter 'H'

2. Salmon

3. Almond

4. Mischievous

5. Et cetera

6. Espresso

7. Athlete

8. Specifically

9. Ask

10. Quinoa

How to pronounce them correctly

1. The letter 'H'

How people pronounce it: haytch

How it should be pronounced: aitch

2. Salmon

How people pronounce it: sal-mon

How it should be pronounced: sa-mon

3. Almond

How people pronounce it: ahl-mond

How it should be pronounced: ah-mond

4. Mischievous

How people pronounce it: mis-che-vee-us

How it should be pronounced: mis-che-vus

5. Et cetera

How people pronounce it: eksetera

How it should be pronounced: et-set-er-uh

6. Espresso

How people pronounce it: ex-pre-sso

How it should be pronounced: eh-spress-o

7. Athlete

How people pronounce it: ath-er-lete

How it should be pronounced: ath-leet

8. Specifically

How people pronounce it: pacifically

How it should be pronounced: spe-ci-fi-cally

9. Ask

How people pronounce it: aks

How it should be pronounced: ah-sk

10. Quinoa

How people pronounce it: kee-NOH-ah

How it should be pronounced: keen-wa