English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 1 · 40 questions

How to say it (Sound, beat, stress, tune): Read or listen to the question: is it about a sound, the beats, the stress or the tune? Say the word or sentence aloud before you choose. Use the rule from that lesson and check your answer.

1. 1.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) moon (b) pool (c) blood
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) beat
3. 3.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “population”? (a) pop-u-la-TION (4th) (b) pop-u-LA-tion (3rd) (c) pop-U-la-tion (2nd)
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) today
6. 6.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) tea time (c) look out
7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “save”? (a) sure (b) shell (c) sing
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) potato (c) cricket
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.Listen: “Which fruit do you like?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
12. 12.In “It was hot yesterday.” is “was” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
13. 13.In “It was sunny yesterday.” is “was” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
15. 15.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
16. 16.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) coffee
17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) van (b) bag (c) pig
18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “pan”? (a) pig (b) fin (c) bag
19. 19.Which word fits? “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “sock”? (a) sign (b) sugar (c) shell
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) tooth (b) seen (c) slip
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waist”? (a) there (b) steel (c) waste
24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vowel (b) volume (c) well
25. 25.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
26. 26.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) panda
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) very (b) fin (c) boat
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) t (b) u (c) p
36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
39. 39.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) u (b) x (c) p
40. 40.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plates”? (a) maps (b) songs (c) boys

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