English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 18 · 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.“Is it open?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
2. 2.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
3. 3.Listen to “reality”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-al-I-ty (3rd) (b) re-AL-i-ty (2nd) (c) re-al-i-TY (4th)
4. 4.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
5. 5.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) heavy (c) seat (d) health
7. 7.In “Who is this parcel for?” is “for” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) go home (c) jump in
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) flu (b) week (c) meet
13. 13.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) here (b) hole (c) there
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) picture (c) caterpillar
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
18. 18.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “historic”? (a) his-TOR-ic (2nd) (b) his-tor-IC (3rd) (c) HIS-tor-ic (1st)
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) although (b) thought (c) bought
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
28. 28.A list: “We bought tea, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) tea
29. 29.Which word fits? “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) rain
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
32. 32.How does the -s ending of “rooms” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
33. 33.Listen: “Do you like maths?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
34. 34.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
35. 35.Which word fits? “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
36. 36.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) volume (b) water (c) wait
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) PUB-lic (1st) (b) pub-LIC (2nd)
39. 39.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
40. 40.Listen: “How old is your cat?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘

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