MEDICAL ENGLISH 1
Words ending in -ic or -ical...and more
• similar words with different pronunciation• words ending in -ic or -ical• pronunciation of medical words
Pronounce it right is designed to draw your attention to special aspects of spoken English and to help you improve your listening skills, pronunciation and rhythm.
Section A - Similar words with different pronunciation
As you listen to the following pairs of related words, pay special attention to the differences in pronunciation. In some cases the difference is one of word stress or the sounds may change, or both. You will hear each word twice, once by an American speaker and once by a British speaker.
sci•encesci•en•ti•ficEu•ropeEu•ro•pe•anthe•ra•pythe•ra•peu•ticfi•nancefi•nan•cialtrau•matrau•ma•ticcom•pe•ti•tioncom•pe•ti•tivear•teryar•te•riale•co•no•mye•co•no•micveinve•nous
Section B – Stress in Words ending in –ic and -ical
Words which end in -ic are stressed on the syllable immediately before the ending, the second-to-last syllable. Words ending in -ical or simply in -al are stressed on the third-to-last syllable. Pay special attention to word stress before the endings. You will hear each word twice, once by an American speaker and once by a British speaker.
le•thar•gicpo•li•ti•cala•ne•mice•lec•tricdi•a•gnos•ticcri•ti•calstra•te•gicme•di•calge•ne•ticin•tra•or•bi•talab•do•mi•nalsym•me•tri•calcra•ni•alvi•su•alspe•ci•ficcli•ni•cal
Section C – Pronouncing Medical words
Listen to the following words and practice repeating them, placing the stress on the correct syllable. You will hear each word once by a British speaker.
symp•tomsymp•to•mat•ica•symp•to•mat•icco•ro•narycar•di•acmy•o•car•di•ummy•o•car•di•alta•chy•car•di•ais•chem•iais•chem•ican•gi•na pect•o•risan•gio•path•yan•gio•plast•ya•tri•uma•tri•alven•tri•cleven•tri•cu•larar•te•ryar•te•rialar•rhythm•ia
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