English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 25 · 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.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) head (b) ready (c) steak
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
3. 3.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) hook (b) flood (c) moon
4. 4.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
5. 5.In “I want to play now.” is “to” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wish (b) well (c) van
7. 7.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
8. 8.In “orange”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “male”? (a) plain (b) mail (c) their
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) drama (c) today
11. 11.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “metallic”? (a) me-TAL-lic (2nd) (b) ME-tal-lic (1st) (c) me-tal-LIC (3rd)
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) by (b) write (c) meet
17. 17.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) When does it close? (b) Which game do you like? (c) Did you see it?
18. 18.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.How do your lips start the word “pot”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
22. 22.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “sell”? (a) ship (b) shell (c) sing
26. 26.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) you know (c) wake up
29. 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
30. 30.Which word fits? “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
31. 31.In “What are you laughing at?” is “at” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
32. 32.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How do your lips start the word “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
35. 35.In “try”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
36. 36.In “Yes, we can.” is “can” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) sit
38. 38.“It is hot today, isn’t it?” 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 ↗
39. 39.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) maid (b) hear (c) brake

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