English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 14 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
4. 4.In “What is this chair made of?” is “of” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) helped (b) ended (c) finished
6. 6.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
7. 7.In “fly”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) mango (c) curiosity
10. 10.“Do you like maths?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “shell”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) asleep
15. 15.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) school (b) spoon (c) cook (d) tooth
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
20. 20.Listen to “fantastic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FAN-tas-tic (1st) (b) fan-tas-TIC (3rd) (c) fan-TAS-tic (2nd)
21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
22. 22.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) fought (c) although (d) though
24. 24.“How old is your brother?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
30. 30.In “It was rainy yesterday.” is “was” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
31. 31.Listen to “magic”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) wood
33. 33.Which word fits? “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
34. 34.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) made (b) knight (c) sea
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) beat
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) speak (c) team
40. 40.Listen to “magnetic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAG-net-ic (1st) (b) mag-net-IC (3rd) (c) mag-NET-ic (2nd)

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