Reading Speed Exercises

( Brush up your English )

( Some exercises were taken from The American Accent Training by Ann Cook )

These lessons will help improve your reading speed by getting your eye used to recognizing
words quickly.

Exercise 1 : Try to read each sentences in less than 5 seconds. Pronounce words correctly, use the
right intonation, connect words, while focusing on your speed.

Do you believe what she said?

[ Do you believe wha she said? ]
Wow! What a beautiful car you have.
[ Wow! Whatta beautiful car you have ]
The only way to get it is to practice all the time.
[ Thee(y)only way to geddidiz to practizal the time]
I supposed the library is closed by now.
[I supposed the libraryiz closed by now]
I need to use the internet today.
[ I need to uze thee(y)internet tday]
Betty bought a bit of better butter.
[ Beddy bada bida bedder budder ]
We are having an interview tomorrow
[ We(y)are having an innerview tomorw ]
The university I went to was great!
[ Thee(y)university I went towaz great ]
To dream the impossible dream.
[ To dream thee(y)impossible dream ]
The American Accent Training
[ Thee(y)American Accent Training ]
Imitate the fluid ways of American speech.
[ Imitate the fluid wayz ovAmerican speech ]
I am going to the other room.
[ I (y)am going to thee(y)other room ]
It is the end of a bad year.
[ Itiz thee(y)end ova bad year ]
Give it to his owner.
[ Givito hizowner ]

Exercise 2 : Read the following Acronyms in 3 seconds. Use the right intonation and
word connection

ACRONYM
IBM
MIT
Ph.D
MBA
LA
RSVP
USA
ASAP
CIA
FBI
COD
SOS
X,Y,Z

PRONUNCIATION
Eye Bee Em
Em Eye Tee
Pee Aitch Dee
Em Bee ei
Eh Lay
Are Ess Vee Pee
You Ess ei
Ei Ess ei Pee
See Eye ei
Eff Bee Eye
See Oh Dee
Ess Oh Ess
Ex, Why, Zee