English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 23 · 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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “explanation”? (a) EX-pla-na-tion (1st) (b) ex-pla-NA-tion (3rd) (c) ex-pla-na-TION (4th)
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
6. 6.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
7. 7.“They live here, don’t they?” You are sure and just want the other person to agree. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “wait”? (a) there (b) peace (c) weight
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
13. 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) aloud (b) buy (c) sell
15. 15.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “runs”? (a) trees (b) buses (c) cats
16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) village (b) wet (c) very
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wind (b) vest (c) wish
19. 19.How does the -s ending of “maps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) steak (c) dead (d) break
21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) tall (b) those (c) day
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) plain (b) week (c) night
24. 24.“It was a good film, wasn’t it?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
25. 25.Which word fits? “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
27. 27.“Do you like music?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
28. 28.In “I want to dance now.” is “to” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) tomb
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
32. 32.Listen to “dramatic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) dra-MAT-ic (2nd) (b) dra-mat-IC (3rd) (c) DRA-mat-ic (1st)
33. 33.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) den (b) these (c) thirty
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “maps”? (a) shoes (b) lakes (c) dishes
38. 38.Which word fits? “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank

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