English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 22 · 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 fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “sock”? (a) soap (b) shout (c) shop
3. 3.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “dogs”? (a) sings (b) pages (c) roses
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) allowed (b) buy (c) ate
5. 5.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Listen: “When does it start?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
7. 7.In “We went to the park.” is “to” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) dropped (b) wanted (c) enjoyed
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
12. 12.“Why are you late?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) wet (c) valley
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
15. 15.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
16. 16.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) u (b) k (c) i
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) whistle
19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vote (b) wood (c) voice
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “public”? (a) pub-LIC (2nd) (b) PUB-lic (1st)
23. 23.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) cleaned (b) opened (c) picked
26. 26.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
28. 28.Listen to “democratic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dem-O-crat-ic (2nd) (b) dem-o-CRAT-ic (3rd) (c) DEM-o-crat-ic (1st)
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
31. 31.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) good (c) wool
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vase (b) wet (c) vegetable
36. 36.Which word fits? “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
37. 37.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Is it hot? (b) Who is your hero? (c) Are you okay?
38. 38.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “pen”? (a) vote (b) fan (c) pot
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day

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