English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 28 · 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 phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) my book (c) come in
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “sugar”? (a) shave (b) sip (c) sun
4. 4.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “shop”? (a) sell (b) soap (c) sheet
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen: “Can you skate?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) write (b) grown (c) blew
9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “soap”? (a) she (b) save (c) shave
10. 10.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) caterpillar (c) personality
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
19. 19.Which word fits? “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “songs”? (a) cats (b) coats (c) days
23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) meat (c) peach (d) break
26. 26.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
27. 27.Listen: in “What is this bag made of?” is “of” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) hood (c) meal
29. 29.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) painted (b) smiled (c) walked
32. 32.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knob (c) wrap
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: “Which fruit do you like?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) e (b) b (c) q
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
39. 39.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “races”? (a) lakes (b) plays (c) wishes
40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “fool”? (a) pan (b) fine (c) park

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