English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 29 · 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 to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
2. 2.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “charity”? (a) CHAR-i-ty (1st) (b) char-i-TY (3rd) (c) char-I-ty (2nd)
5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
6. 6.Which word fits? “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) rose (b) see (c) deer
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
9. 9.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) turn off (c) my book
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “presentation”? (a) PRE-sen-ta-tion (1st) (b) pre-sen-ta-TION (4th) (c) pre-sen-TA-tion (3rd)
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sleep (b) tooth (c) look
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) meal
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen: “When does it open?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “similarity”? (a) SIM-i-lar-i-ty (1st) (b) sim-i-LAR-i-ty (3rd) (c) sim-I-lar-i-ty (2nd)
21. 21.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “parks”? (a) laughs (b) knows (c) dogs
22. 22.Listen to “athletic”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ath-let-IC (3rd) (b) ATH-let-ic (1st) (c) ath-LET-ic (2nd)
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) wool (c) blood (d) book
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
25. 25.In “We went to the zoo.” is “to” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
26. 26.In “Can I have a glass of lassi?” is “of” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
27. 27.Which word fits? “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
31. 31.Listen: how do your lips start the word “boat”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) vowel (c) water
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) u (b) b (c) h
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
37. 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) fought
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen: in “I can cook very well.” is “can” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

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