Here
Is A Very Difficult
Pronunciation
Test For You
Do you
pronounce your words correctly? Does you pronunciation meet
the standards expected of well-educated people, even though
your interlocutors know that it is not your native tongue?
In a nutshell, is your speech an asset or a liability with
you?
Here is a
very difficult pronunciation test I have prepared for you.
Let me tell you from experience that if you get ten correct
answers out of a possible fifteen, you can congratulate
yourself on your mastery of English pronunciation...
There
are 15 Questions in this Test; You will Find the Answers at the Bottom
of the Page
READY...
STEADY... GO !!
1.
acumen : ı-KYU:-men
or ACK-yu-mın
??
2.
anathema : ı-NATH-i-mı
or ı-nı-THEE-mı
??
3.
chiropodist : ki-RP-ı-dist
or çi-RP-ı-dist
??
4.
combatant : KM-bı-tınt
or kım-BEY-tınt
??
5.
comparable : KM-pır-ıbl
or kım-PA-rıbl
or kım-PEY-rıbl
??
6.
grimace : gri-MEYS
or GRİM-iss
??
7.
ignominy : İG-nı-mı-ni
or ig-NOU-mı-ni
??
8.
impotent : İM-pı-tınt
or im-POU-tınt
??
9.
machinations : mæk-i-NEY-şınz
or mæç-i-NEY-şınz
??
10.
orgy
: -ci
or -gi
??
11.
piquant
: Pİ:-kınt
or pi-KUANT
??
12.
plethora
: PLEØ-ı-rı
or
ple-ØO:-ra
??
13.
preferable
: PRE-fı-rıbl
or pri-FÖ-rıbl
??
14.
vagary
: vı-GEYR-i
or VEY-gı-ri
??
15.
verbatim
: vö-BEY-tim
or vö-BA:T-im
??
