Pronunciation Exercises at Auto-English

Pronunciation Exercises at Auto-English

1 Short and long vowels: in the following groups of words underline the word which contains the short form of the vowel.

1	march	heart	fun	calm
2	farm	mark	vase	come
3	but	smart	march	can't
4	each	wheel	hill	bean

5	rich	meal	reach	eat
6	caught	what	bought	port
7	short	taught	sport	dot
8	full	pool	fool	Luke

2 The stress or accent on English words.

Look at the chart below. Each number represents a syllable. The underlined or big number represents the stressed syllable. Place the words under the chart into the correct columns.

1-2-3

1	____________________
2	____________________
3	____________________
4	____________________
5	____________________
6	____________________
7	____________________
8	____________________
9	____________________

10	____________________
11	____________________
12	____________________
13	____________________
14	____________________

15	____________________

The words: favourite, informal, invisible, magazine, microphone, mineral, miserable, official, penalty, Portugal, refreshment, religion, tropical, versatile, vinegar.

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Written by Rob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2005