English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 26 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) shoe (b) fill (c) hood
2. 2.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “sit”? (a) sign (b) sugar (c) show
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen to “characteristic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) char-ac-ter-IS-tic (4th) (b) CHAR-ac-ter-is-tic (1st) (c) char-AC-ter-is-tic (2nd)
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) juice
8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “pen”? (a) fork (b) pin (c) vet
9. 9.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) d (b) w (c) u
12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) school
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) school (c) beat
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) brought (d) although
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) deer (b) weak (c) blue
18. 18.“Can you cook?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
19. 19.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “sun”? (a) sell (b) short (c) shape
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) method
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “traffic”? (a) traf-FIC (2nd) (b) TRAF-fic (1st)
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “waist”? (a) waste (b) right (c) bury
29. 29.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) the (b) those (c) den
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cricket (b) refrigerator (c) understanding
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) weak (b) brake (c) pair
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) collect
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “fine”? (a) box (b) pin (c) fork
39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) well (c) volume
40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

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