English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 4 · 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 “This gift is for my brother.” is “for” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) week (c) by
3. 3.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) although (d) tough
6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) day (b) duck (c) the
7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) word (b) wood (c) visit
11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) bag (b) bat (c) very
12. 12.Listen: “Can you whistle?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
14. 14.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
16. 16.How does the -s ending of “changes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) though (b) bought (c) rough
19. 19.Which word fits? “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) lip
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) son (b) see (c) their
22. 22.Listen to “exhibition”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-hi-bi-tion (1st) (b) ex-hi-bi-TION (4th) (c) ex-hi-BI-tion (3rd)
23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “sea”? (a) shave (b) show (c) sing
24. 24.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) roti
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
26. 26.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) meat (b) bear (c) blew
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) dough
33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “sort”? (a) ship (b) sugar (c) seat
34. 34.Listen: in “Look at the picture.” is “at” said weak or strong? (a) Weak (short, quick) (b) Strong (full sound)
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
36. 36.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
39. 39.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) foot
40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) plumber (c) reign

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