English Pronunciation Test Worksheets

Pronunciation lesson 24: Final pronunciation test · Set 45 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) by (b) know (c) break
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) ago
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “direction”? (a) di-REC-tion (2nd) (b) DI-rec-tion (1st) (c) di-rec-TION (3rd)
5. 5.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) could
7. 7.How do your lips start the word “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “pin”? (a) vet (b) fin (c) pan
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) dead (b) meat (c) peach
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen to “cup”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) thin (b) this (c) tick
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
17. 17.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) leap
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
21. 21.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) look at (c) my book
25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) ten (b) thirsty (c) den
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) spoon (c) school (d) blood
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.How does the -s ending of “boys” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) flour (b) male (c) write
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) decided (b) smiled (c) walked
35. 35.In “magic”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) tie (b) thirty (c) they
37. 37.How does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
38. 38.Listen: how does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
39. 39.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
40. 40.In “I am from Delhi.” is “from” said weak or strong? (a) Strong (full sound) (b) Weak (short, quick)

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