English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 38 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How do your lips start the word “boat”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) fool
5. 5.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “bat”? (a) boat (b) voice (c) fine
9. 9.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
10. 10.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) How old is your brother? (b) Is it ready? (c) Why are you sad?
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
16. 16.Listen: how does the -s ending of “bells” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) jumped (b) filled (c) played
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
19. 19.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) pool (c) food
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) pool (b) lip (c) sleep
21. 21.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
22. 22.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “receive”? (a) re-CEIVE (2nd) (b) RE-ceive (1st)
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) whole (b) sea (c) waste
25. 25.How do your lips start the word “bag”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sort (b) sit (c) short
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) world (c) holiday
28. 28.Which word fits? “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
30. 30.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
31. 31.Listen to “goat”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
32. 32.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) suppose (c) season
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “waist”? (a) waste (b) hole (c) hear
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
37. 37.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
38. 38.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
39. 39.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
40. 40.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)

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