English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Evaluation Pronunciation
Evaluation is pronounced i-va-lyoo-AY-shuhn, IPA /iˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/.
i-va-lyoo-AY-shuhn
US /iˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ · UK /ɪˌvæljuːˈeɪʃən/
Syllables: i · va · lyoo · AY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: A careful judgement of how good, useful, or valuable something is.
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Evaluation in a Sentence
- The evaluation runs for six weeks.
- An independent evaluation was commissioned.
- Her evaluation of the scheme was blunt.
Common Mispronunciations of Evaluation
Not i-VA-lyoo-ay-shuhn
AY is the pushed beat in the noun, even though evaluate pushes the VA instead.
Not EE-va-lyoo-ay-shuhn
A weak i opens the word rather than a long ee, and the whole run up to AY stays unpushed.
Tip: Evaluate leans on VA and evaluation moves the push three beats along to AY.
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