English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 37 · 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.“Are you hungry?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
4. 4.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
5. 5.Listen to “invitation”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-vi-ta-TION (4th) (b) IN-vi-ta-tion (1st) (c) in-vi-TA-tion (3rd)
6. 6.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
7. 7.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
13. 13.“Do you like mangoes?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
14. 14.How does the -s ending of “plays” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) flour (c) hear
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) park
17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “collection”? (a) col-lec-TION (3rd) (b) COL-lec-tion (1st) (c) col-LEC-tion (2nd)
18. 18.Listen: “Did you eat it?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.How do your lips start the word “bus”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
22. 22.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
23. 23.Listen: “When does it start?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
24. 24.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) that (b) think (c) desk
26. 26.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) pot (c) fine
28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “save”? (a) shout (b) show (c) sell
29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) desk (b) tall (c) these
30. 30.Which word fits? “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) ship
32. 32.Listen: how does the -s ending of “days” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “four”? (a) box (b) fork (c) pen
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
36. 36.Listen: in “It was sunny yesterday.” is “was” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
37. 37.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
38. 38.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) tooth
40. 40.In “We had fish and rice for lunch.” is “and” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)

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