Dr Ray
Speech/Pronunciation

Mid Term Exam

You have 2.5 minutes to finish this test.

If you can’t finish in 2.5 minutes, it’s okay, do as much as you can. The time limit is for managing time, not for forcing you to speak faster. Good pronunciation is the key to a good score.

Read the following words aloud:

  1. glacial
  2. crucial
  3. judicial
  4. financial
  5. dominion
  6. rebellion
  7. valiant
  8. peculiar
  9. familiar
  10. diligent
  11. decency
  12. benefit
  13. faculty
  14. luxury
  15. currency
  16. mineral
  17. decipher
  18. amendment
  19. attachment
  20. opponent

Read the following sentences aloud:

  1. International relations are complex. It is not realistic to expect there will be no conflicts in the world.
  2. The messenger said that the policeman survived the shoot-out and captured the criminal.
  3. The official representative tried to negotiate a treaty that would not violate international rights.
  4. Peace in society is not automatic, it requires ordinary citizens to be obedient to the law.
  5. Citizens can go to the federal distribution center to get food supplies.
  6. After finding the drug mixture in his home, the evidence against the suspect was strong.

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