Exercise 1
Practice pronouncing the sounds below.
accept
accent
success
access
succeed
exceed
excite
except
exist
exit
exact
exam
examine
example
nation
partial
initial
vacation
patient
action
*equation (exception)
special
racial
official
musician
physician
delicious
precious
sufficient
statue
nature
creature
picture
capture
culture
century
question
situation
fortune
actual
natural
*congratulate (exception)
television
decision
confusion
illusion
version
pleasure
treasure
measure
usual
visual
educate
education
graduate
individual
religion
religious
soldier
Exercise 2
Now that you have practiced the words and sounds above, now practice pronouncing them in a context.
Max will accept your offer.
I don’t like my accent.
Only Texans have access.
Do not exceed the maximum speed.
After the exam, exit the room.
They will examine the facts.
Do aliens exist?
Give three examples.
The physician examined the patient.
Write your initials here.
My vacation is for official business.
He is a special musician.
Every nation must take action.
We captured a creature in nature.
Take a picture of the statue.
In which century did he make a fortune?
Do you have any questions about the situation?
They took many measures.
He made a decision about the television.
There is confusion about the new version.
He had his usual illusion.
The soldiers were educated.
Every individual gets an education.
There were religious people in the region.