IELTS pronunciation words
The IELTS speaking band descriptors reward clear individual sounds and correct word stress more than accent. These are common topic words candidates reach for and routinely stress wrongly, such as development and environment. Get the stress right and your fluency score rises with it.
Accent
15 words · intermediate · your accent and voice are remembered across the site. More options on the settings page.
The words
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Medical terms
Anaesthesia, ophthalmologist, angina: essential medical vocabulary said clearly and correctly.
Legal terms
Subpoena, plaintiff, voir dire, tort: courtroom vocabulary with unpredictable pronunciation.
Academic Word List essentials
Hypothesis, criteria, methodology: the high-frequency academic words every student must say.
Weather words
Meteorologist, drought, hurricane, chinook: weather vocabulary with awkward vowels.
Very long words
Antidisestablishmentarianism and friends. Break the giants into syllables and say them properly.
-IC and -ICAL stress
Photograph, photography, photographic: the stress moves every time. Hear the whole family.
Keep practising
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