Sports words
Sports vocabulary borrows from French, Japanese and older English fencing terms. Many are commonly stressed wrongly, as in peloton. Listen for the stress placement, which matters more than perfecting the vowels.
Accent
15 words · intermediate · your accent and voice are remembered across the site. More options on the settings page.
The words
More lists like this
Silent S words
Island, aisle, debris, Illinois: words hiding a silent S. Hear each one said the right way.
Words that lose a syllable
Chocolate, comfortable, vegetable: fewer syllables than the spelling suggests. Hear the real count.
WH words
What, where, who, whole: the WH spelling covers three different sounds. Hear which is which.
Food words people mispronounce
Quinoa, gnocchi, bruschetta, acai: menu words that trip everyone up. Hear each one correctly.
Business English words
Entrepreneur, niche, liaison, quarterly: office vocabulary you need to say with confidence.
Travel words
Itinerary, concierge, lounge, queue: airport and hotel vocabulary said the right way.
Keep practising
Browse every practice list, hear two accents back to back on Compare, or test your ear with the listening quiz.