Champasak University

English Department, Faculty of Education

Year 1, Semester 1, Academic Year 2021-2022
Test A
Mid Term Test

Subject: Practical Phonetics Time: 90’

Name and surname: …………………………………………………………………..……… Class: …..

I. Grammar
A. Look at the following pictures then use “in front of, under, in, on, behind, next to” to
complete the sentences. The first one is done for you. (5 points)

1. The keys are in front of the box.

2. The key is ……………..………….. the box.

3. The keys are ……………………..…. the box.

4. The keys are ………….………………. the box.

5. The keys are …………………………………. the box.

6. The mobile phone is ……………………………… the hairbrush.

B. Add an “s” or “es” at the end of each word to form the plural. The first one is done for
you. (10 points)
1. Cars 7. Church___
2. Crashes 8. Fish___
3. Watch____ 9. Egg___
4. Cup___ 10. Chair___
5. Television___ 11. Flag___
6. Orange___ 12. Motorbike___
 C. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets. The first one has
been done for you. (10 Points)
1. He always works (work) outside in the streets.
2. Peter and his friends _____________________(go) to school by bus.
3. Elephants __________________ (eat) leaves and grass.
4. David's father ___________________ (work) in a hospital.
5. The bank opens at 9:30 and __________________ (close) at 4.30.
6. Tom and Jim ________________ (play) football every day after school.
7. Mr. Jones is a teacher. He ______________ (teach) history.
8. My friend _________________ (live) in Japan.
9. Mary and her brother ________________________ (watch) cartoons every Sunday morning.
10. Kate always ____________________________(participate) fully in the life of the school.
11. Bill and I ___________________________(share) the same high ideals.
D. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given verbs in present continuous
tense. The first is done for you. (10 points)
1. He isreading (read) a novel.
2. I __________________ (do) my homework.
3. John __________________(not / work) in China.
4. He __________________ (stay) with his parents at the moment.
5. I_____________ (call) to my brother.
6. He is busy at the moment. He ______________ (talk) to a friend.
7. Right now, my father _____________________ (write) a report.
8. You _________________ (eat) too much fat food.
9. Which TV channel ________________ you _______________ (watch)?
10. What time ____________ John ___________________ (go) to leave home for working?
11. What _________________ you and Bell _______________ (do) at the moment?
E. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use “some / any”. The first
one is done for you . (14 points)
1. I don’t need any money because I’m going to bring my lunch to school.
2. I bought ………….. milk and ………….. sugar at the supermarket
3. He doesn’t have ……………. Pens, but I have ………… pens.
4. I’m tired. De we have ……….. time to take a nap?
5. Thomas read ………….. interesting books last month.
6. Our teacher didn’t give us ……………… homework yesterday.
7. May I borrow ………….. paper?
8. They have …………. Apples, but they don’t have ……………. Bananas.
9. I’m sorry, but we don’t have ……………. more ticket.
10.Excuse me I need …………. Information about flight to Boston.
11.It’s hard in new city without ………… friends.
12.We have got …………….. furniture in our house, but we still need a new table.
II. Phonetics
A. Grapheme: Look at the following underlined letters then write the symbol of consonant
sound. The first one is done for you. (25 points)
1. Great = / g / 14. Total = / ………. /
2. Trade = /………/ 15. Cigarette = /………/
3. Long = / …….. / 16. Commit = /………/
4. Communicate = /………/ 17. Excuse = / …….. /
5. Axe = /………/ 18. Connection = /………/
6. Quick = /………/ 19. Tongue = /………/
7. Ghoulish = /………/ 20. Rabbit = /………/
8. Column = /………/ 21. Punish = /………/
9. Knack = /………/ 22. Heritage = /………/
10. Pang= /………/ 23. Apple= /………/
11. Habit = /………/ 24. Booking = /………/
12. Goad = /………/ 25. Description = / ……… /
13. Cancel = /………/ 26. Cosmetic = / ……… /

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL !!!!!!!

 Champasak University
English Department, Faculty of Education
Year 1, Semester 1, Academic Year 2021-2022
Mid Term Test Test B

Subject: Practical Phonetics Time: 90’

Name and surname: …………………………………………………………………..……… Class: …..

I. Grammar
A. Look at the following pictures then use “in front of, under, in, on, behind, next to” to
complete the sentences. The first one is done for you. (5 points)

1. The keys are in front of the box.

2. The ball is ……………………….. the box.

3. The ball is …………………. the table.

4. The ball is ………………. the table

5. The ball is …………………. the box.

6. The ball is ………………….. the table.

B. Add an “s” or “es” at the end of each word to form the plural. The first one is done for
you. (10 points)
1. Cars 3. Inch___
2. Crashes 4. Laptop___
5. Brush___ 7. Adjective___
6. Comp___ 8. Bench___
9. Process___ 11. Glass___
10. Need___ 12. Plane___

C. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets. The first one has
been done for you. (10 Points)
1. I have a car in my house.
2. Our math teacher _________________(ask) very easy questions.
3. Bobby_________________ (have) any low grades in his exams.
4. My father _________________ (come) home late in a week. It happens one.
5. It is a well-known fact that it _________________ (rain) in deserts.
6. I always _________________ (like) to leave my desk clear at the end of the day.
7. Women can still _________________(have) children at the age of 50.
8. Jakarta _________________ (be) the capital of Indonesia.
9. I and my girlfriend _________________ (want) to travel round the world.
10. Our teacher, Bounmy never _________________ (be) late for lessons.
11. My father _________________ (help) me with my homework.
D. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given verbs in present continuous
tense. The first is done for you. (10 points)
1. They are playing ( play) game together.
2. You _________________ (eat) too much fat food.
3. He ___________________ (sit) under a tree.
4. I and Jame ___________________ (watch ) Korea movies.
5. Hollywood___________________(become) a “movie factory”
6. My sister ___________________ (clean)the kitchen.
7. I _____________________ (hold) a pen on my hand.
8. The court ___________________ (approve) the sale of the property.
9. I ___________________ (try) really hardbut I cannot persuade him to come.
10. He ___________________ (travel) by plane.
11. We _________________ (dig) a hole and planting the tree.
 E. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use “some / any”. The first
one is done for you . (14 points)
1. I don’t need any money because I’m going to bring my lunch to school.
2. A: Do you have …………… coins for bus? B. No, I don’t have ……………. Coins.
3. I need ………….. help with my homework.
4. Mr. Smith never ask …………. Questions about the income of our company.
5. Paul wants to buy ……………….. shoes, but there are not ………….. interesting shoes.
6. A. Do they have ……………. Library cards? B. No, they don’t have ……………cards.
7. I don’t have …………….. keys, but Mary has ……………… keys that are able to open this room.
8. I need …………… orange juice, the restaurant doesn’t have …………… fruit juice.
9. …………….. students tell you that they don’t enough money.
10. I didn’t find ………… problems during mid-term test.
II. Phonetics
B. Grapheme: Look at the following underlined letters then write the symbol of consonant
sound. The first one is done for you. (25 points)
1. Great = / g / 14. Summary = /………/
2. Declare = /………/ 15. Pneumatic = /………/
3. Late = /………/ 16. Piano = /………/
4. Pizza = /………/ 17. Hobby = /………/
5. Headache = /………./ 18. Plaiting = /………/
6. Dagger = /………/ 19. Hospitality = /………/
7. Bomb = /………/ 20. Application = /………/
8. Gnash = /………/ 21. Barber = /………/
9. Bang = /………/ 22. Application = / ……. /
10. Hermit = /………/ 23. Comb = / …… /
11. Gable= /………/ 24. Ghost = / …….. /
12. Doctor= /………/ 25. Temple = / ……. /
13. Cinch = /………/
26. Cultivate = / ……… /

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL !!!!!!!