English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 16 · 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 letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Which word fits? “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “sign”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) extra
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “pig”? (a) vet (b) fish (c) pan
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) heavy (b) dead (c) bread (d) eat
12. 12.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
13. 13.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) When does it start? (b) Is it ready? (c) Are you tired?
14. 14.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “show”? (a) sea (b) shape (c) sign
16. 16.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
17. 17.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) worm (b) village (c) visit
19. 19.In “We had idli and sambar for lunch.” is “and” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) seen
22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Do you like dogs? (b) Which song do you like? (c) How old is your sister?
25. 25.“How old is your cat?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
27. 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) fought (b) though (c) through
28. 28.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) a
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) hood (c) sheep
31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “sign”? (a) sugar (b) sell (c) sheet
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vase (b) bag (c) pan
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) bought (c) thought (d) though
37. 37.A list: “We bought water, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) dosa
38. 38.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “judges”? (a) prizes (b) cats (c) cars
39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) team (b) head (c) weather
40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND

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