English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 15 · 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.Which word starts with the same sound as “show”? (a) sugar (b) sort (c) sign
2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “show”? (a) shell (b) sit (c) sell
3. 3.In “I want to sing now.” is “to” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
6. 6.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
7. 7.Listen to “tradition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) tra-DI-tion (2nd) (b) TRA-di-tion (1st) (c) tra-di-TION (3rd)
8. 8.How does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) seat (c) break (d) steak
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) river (c) biology
11. 11.Which word fits? “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “soap”? (a) sure (b) shave (c) sip
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flew”? (a) flu (b) cell (c) rows
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Listen: “Can you whistle?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) whistle
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) hood
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cactus (c) around
24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) head (b) teach (c) feather
25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) goose
26. 26.Listen: how does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
29. 29.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
30. 30.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) ex-pla-na-TION (4th) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) EX-pla-na-tion (1st)
32. 32.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “plays”? (a) rooms (b) wishes (c) coats
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
37. 37.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
38. 38.Listen: “Do you like rain?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
40. 40.Which word fits? “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock

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