Walzem’s Pronunciation Test
Fall 2011
The Spoken Exam
Read the following words aloud at medium speed and volume
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__Heated __loaded __called __closed
__walked __business __several __chocolate __interesting
__ “How do you spell ‘easy’?”
__ “What does “traffic” mean?”
__aeiou
6. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
7. __aid/add
8. __seat/set
9. __mice/miss
10. __pine/pin
11. __pike/pick
12. __teen/ten
13. __hope/hop
14. __cheese/chess
15. __cute/cut
16. __ “Did you say pan or pen?”
17. __remain
18.__mainly
19. __amaze
20. __soapy
21. __ “Excuse me. Where’s the bank?”
22. __Tom/atom
23. __face/surface
24. __at/attend
25. __man/woman
26. __office/official
27. __I can type.
28. __I can’t type
29. __ “Primary education is very important” 30.__ “We always try to see everything.”
30. __ electric __narcotic __economic __dramatic __diplomatic
31. Say the noun or verb form of the following words as Allen tells you:
__ record
__object __permit __suspect __import __insult