How to pronounce 'herb' in American English, and Carnivore, Herbivore and Omnivore
Channel: Real English Fluency Now with Trisha and Hope
Date: 2018-09-04

Today's lesson is about the words: carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, carnivorous, herbivorous and omnivorous.  Plus, how to pronounce 'herb' in American English!

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*** English Lesson Notes / transcript:  ***

I’m Trisha from Real Fluency Now and for today’s vocabulary lesson I want to talk about the words carnivore, herbivore and omnivore and some related words.  

Living things are either called carnivores, herbivores or omnivores based on what they eat.  Carnivores eat animals, herbivores eat plants and omnivores eat both. 

The words carnivore, herbivore and omnivore are nouns.  The words, carnivorous, herbivorous and omnivorous are adjectives that describe those types of animals.  

There are also carnivorous plants.  I have a few myself, and will show to you them later in this video.  

Pronouncing these words:  herbivore, herbivorous and herb can be a little tricky in English.  Herbivore and herbivorous are pronounced how they look.  But in the word ‘herb’ the h is silent in American English.  The h is usually pronounced in other versions of English.  My understanding is that it could go either way in Canadian English. 

Also, in the male name ‘Herbert’, we pronounce the h, and we also pronounce it in the shorten form of the name: Herb.  But not when we are talking about plants.  

The word ‘herb’ comes from French, and before that Latin.  In both of those languages the h is also silent.  

Just for fun I’ll show you some of the carnivorous plants I have.  This is a butterwort.  The leaves and stem are very sticky and bugs stick to it.  Mine blooms about once a year with this really pretty pink flower.  

I also have a venus flytrap.  And a pitcher plant!  Carnivorous plants are kind of fun, but can be difficult to keep alive!  If you have any questions about them, feel free to contact me and ask about them, even though it has nothing to do with learning English. 
 
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