用单数:The pronunciation of the two countries is different.
1. Two countries or two words or something else? —— In my opinion, the use of " two countries" here is meaningless.
2. pronunciation 是表示动作的名词,具有抽象意义,与 of 后的宾语是动宾关系,不是说这两个单词有各自的发音,而是“对这两个单词的发音”,故使用单数。因此 of 宾语的单复数不影响它使用单数。又如:
You should bear in mind the correct pronunciation of the words while learning English.
学习英语的时候你要记住单词的正确发音。
《外研社英语同义词辨析词典》
3. 类似结构:
He initiated her into the study of other cultures.
他将她领进了研究其他文化的大门。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He has confined himself to the study of modern languages.
他只研究现代语言。