Words that end in a sound English avoids

/kloʊðz/noun

What you wear.

My clothes are still rather wet.

/kloʊðz/noun

What you wear.

/ˈmeʒər/verb

To find the size of something.

Could you measure it for me?

/ˈmeʒər/verb

To find the size of something.

Ends in the soft ZH sound: MEZH-er.

/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/noun

Something that helps you.

That is a real advantage for us.

/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/noun

Something that helps you.

Ends in a soft J. Do not add a vowel after it.

/ˈjuːʒəwəl/adjective

Normal, happening most of the time.

This is not the usual price.

/ˈjuːʒəwəl/adjective

Normal, happening most of the time.

The middle is a ZH: YOO-zhu-al.

/ɡərˈɑːʒ/noun

Where a car is kept or repaired.

The garage closes at seven tonight.

/ɡərˈɑːʒ/noun

Where a car is kept or repaired.

/brɪdʒ/noun

A structure carrying a road over something.

The bridge was closed for repairs.

/brɪdʒ/noun

A structure carrying a road over something.

/beɪʒ/adjective

A pale brown color.

The walls were beige when we arrived.

/beɪʒ/adjective

A pale brown color.

One syllable ending in ZH: BAYZH.

/briːð/verb

To take air in and let it out.

It is easier to breathe up here.

/briːð/verb

To take air in and let it out.

/smuːð/adjective

Flat and even to the touch.

The whole journey was very smooth.

/smuːð/adjective

Flat and even to the touch.

/ˈvɪlədʒ/noun

A very small town.

We stayed in a small village nearby.

/ˈvɪlədʒ/noun

A very small town.

Two syllables ending in a soft J: VIL-ij.