Student’s name: …………………………………….

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION _ TEST 1

Class: …………………. Time allowed: 45 minutes

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other each group.

1. A. fast B. stay C. take D. lazy

2. A. ice cream B. medicine C. vitamin D. life
3. A. provided B. watched C. finished D. stopped
4. A. watches B. misses C. boxes D. goes
5. A. news B. things C. students D. brains

II. Choose the words whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other each group.

6. A. healthy B. lifestyle C. soda D. advice

7. A. candy B. doctor C. address D. dentist
8. A. midnight B. problem C. structure D. repeat
9. A. solution B. chocolate C. principle D. exercise
10. A. understand B. interview C. introduce D. underline
III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
11. Which sound is usually spelled jam, general, large or fridge?
A. /ʤ/ B. /d/ C. /z/ D. /tʃ/
12. The sound /ʒ/ helps some contact between the tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth. It is
________ .
A. voiceless B. voicing C. spelling D. tongue
13. How many consonant letters are there in English?
A. 5 B. 21 C. 26 D. 40
14. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
A. 40 B. 21 C. 26 D. 8
15. In English, there are more than __________ vowels and consonant sounds.
A. 40 B. 12 C. 18 D. 26
16. Sounds made without using the vocal chords, such as the sound /p/, are:
A. unvoiced B. unspoken C. unstressed D. voicing
17. Two words that differ in one sound only, as in "top and cop" or "make and take", are called:

A. a bilabial coupling B. a minor cluster C. a minimal pair D. spelling

18. Which word has the sound /ks/?
A. kiss B. fax C. square D. these
19. Which sound /g/ is silent?
A. leg B. foreigner C. guest D. dialogue
20. What is the same special sound in these words: listen, castle, often, whistle?
A. They are nouns. C. They have one silent sound.
B. They are adjectives D. They are prepositions of place.
21. Which sound is the diphthong?
A. /ei/ B. /aː/ C. /æ/ D. /uː/
22. /ɪə/ and /eə/are __________ sounds in English and they are also diphthongs.
A. short B. long C. no voicing D. silent

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23. In English, /e/and /æ/are concerned as _________ sounds and your mouth should open quite wide
to pronounce them.
A. long B. short C. silent D. no voicing
24. Focusing on vowel sounds in stressed syllables, vowel sounds in unstressed syllables often have /ə/
like the _________ vowel.
A. long B. voiceless C. strong D. weak
25. Which word contains /dʒ/sound?
A. teacher B. language C. Christmas D. machine
III. Read the transcription, write the words.
26. /juːniˈvəːsəti/ _________________ 31. /ˈorindʒ/ _________________
27. /ˈbiznis/ _________________ 32. /intəˈnӕʃənl/ _________________
28. /ˈaːnsə/ _________________ 33. /ˈmirə/ _________________
29. /imˈpoːtənt/ _________________ 34. /ˈsteiʃən/ _________________
30. /ˈtjuːzdi/ _________________ 35. /ˈpiktʃə/ _________________

IV. Write the transcribed sentences with ordinary letters.

36. /ə lɑt əv ˈpiːpəl raɪd ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ɪn ˈɪtəli/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
37. / kæn jʊ pleɪð ə ɡɪˈtɑrː/?
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
38. / haʊ fɑrː duː jʊwɔːk ˈevri deɪ/?
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
39. / ɪn njuː jɔɚk jʊ kæn’t ˈtrævəl baɪ træm/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
40. /ɪz ðeɚ əˈvɪdio ɪn aʊɚ ˈklɑːs-rʊm/?
=> __________________________________________________________________ .

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 Student’s name: ……………………………………. ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION _ TEST 2
Class: …………………. Time allowed: 45 minutes

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other each group.

1. A. global B. athlete C. basketball D. flag

2. A. amount B. mouth C. sound D. cough
3. A. decided B. watched C. wanted D. created
4. A. medals B. concerns C. fingers D. attacks
5. A. likes B. sleeps C. speaks D. watches

II. Choose the words whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other each group.

6. A. distance B. unhappy C. different D. family

7. A. practice B. classmate C. complete D. answer
8. A. important B. partner C. dialogue D. pretty
9. A. question B. information C. invitation D. population
10. A. energy B. household C. student D. appliance

III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

11. Which sound has the contact between tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth and is no
voicing?
A. /z/ B. /r/ C. /s/ D. /ð/
12. Which word has the sound /ks/?
A. kiss B. fax C. square D. these
13. Which sound /g/ is silent?
A. leg B. foreigner C. guest D. dialogue
14. What is the same special sound in these words: listen, castle, often, whistle?
A. They are nouns. C. They have one silent sound.
B. They are adjectives D. They are prepositions of place.
15. In English, there are more than __________ vowels and consonant sounds.
A. 40 B. 12 C. 18 D. 26
16. Which sound is usually spelled jam, general, large or fridge?
A. /ʤ/ B. /d/ C. /z/ D. /tʃ/
17. The sound /ʒ/ helps some contact between the tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth. It is
________ .
A. voiceless B. voicing C. spelling D. tongue
18. How many consonant letters are there in English?
A. 5 B. 21 C. 26 D. 40
19. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
A. 40 B. 21 C. 26 D. 8
20. Which sound is the diphthong?
A. /ei/ B. /aː/ C. /æ/ D. /uː/
21. /ɪə/ and /eə/are __________ sounds in English and they are also diphthongs.
A. short B. long C. no voicing D. silent

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22. In English, /e/and /æ/are concerned as _________ sounds and your mouth should open quite wide
to pronounce them.
A. long B. short C. silent D. no voicing
23. Focusing on vowel sounds in stressed syllables, vowel sounds in unstressed syllables often have /ə/
like the _________ vowel.
A. long B. voiceless C. strong D. weak
24. Which word contains /dʒ/sound?
A. teacher B. natural C. complete D. dangerous
25. A diphthong is a sound made by combining two different _______ sounds.
A. lateral B. consonant C. vowel D. sounds

III. Read the transcription, write the words.

26. /pliːz/ _________________ 31. /ˈkantri/ _________________
27. /ˈdikʃənəri/ _________________ 32. /ˈsekənd/ _________________
28. /əˈdres/ _________________ 33. /iːvniŋ/ _________________
29. /kənˈviːnjənt/ _________________ 34. /əˈpaːtmənt/ _________________
30. /mjuˈziəm/ _________________ 35. /miˈsteik/ _________________

IV. Write the transcribed sentences with ordinary letters.

36. /aɪ kʌm frəm frɑːns/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
37. duː jʊ wɝk fɔɚ ə bɪɡˈkʌmpəni?/
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
38. /ʃi ɡoz tə bɛd ət faɪv əˈklɑk/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
39. /ðeɪhəv ˈbrɛkfəst ɪn ðəˈmɔrnɪŋ/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
40. /aɪ ˈjuːʒuəli duː maɪ ˈhomwɝk ət naɪt/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .

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 Student’s name: ……………………………………. ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION _ TEST 1
Class: …………………. Time allowed: 45 minutes

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other each group.

1. A. fast B. stay C. take D. lazy

2. A. ice cream B. medicine C. vitamin D. life
3. A. provided B. watched C. finished D. stopped
4. A. watches B. misses C. boxes D. goes
5. A. news B. things C. students D. brains

II. Choose the words whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other each group.

6. A. healthy B. lifestyle C. soda D. advice

7. A. candy B. doctor C. address D. dentist
8. A. midnight B. problem C. structure D. repeat
9. A. solution B. chocolate C. principle D. exercise
10. A. understand B. interview C. introduce D. underline
III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
11. Which sound is usually spelled jam, general, large or fridge?
A. /ʤ/ B. /d/ C. /z/ D. /tʃ/
12. The sound /ʒ/ helps some contact between the tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth. It is
________ .
A. voiceless B. voicing C. spelling D. tongue
13. How many consonant letters are there in English?
A. 5 B. 21 C. 26 D. 40
14. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
A. 40 B. 21 C. 26 D. 8
15. In English, there are more than __________ vowels and consonant sounds.
A. 40 B. 12 C. 18 D. 26
16. Sounds made without using the vocal chords, such as the sound /p/, are:
A. unvoiced B. unspoken C. unstressed D. voicing
17. Two words that differ in one sound only, as in "top and cop" or "make and take", are called:

A. a bilabial coupling B. a minor cluster C. a minimal pair D. spelling

18. Which word has the sound /ks/?
A. kiss B. fax C. square D. these
19. Which sound /g/ is silent?
A. leg B. foreigner C. guest D. dialogue
20. What is the same special sound in these words: listen, castle, often, whistle?
A. They are nouns. C. They have one silent sound.
B. They are adjectives D. They are prepositions of place.
21. Which sound is the diphthong?
A. /ei/ B. /aː/ C. /æ/ D. /uː/
22. /ɪə/ and /eə/are __________ sounds in English and they are also diphthongs.
A. short B. long C. no voicing D. silent

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23. In English, /e/and /æ/are concerned as _________ sounds and your mouth should open quite wide
to pronounce them.
A. long B. short C. silent D. no voicing
24. Focusing on vowel sounds in stressed syllables, vowel sounds in unstressed syllables often have /ə/
like the _________ vowel.
A. long B. voiceless C. strong D. weak
25. Which word contains /dʒ/sound?
A. teacher B. language C. Christmas D. machine
III. Read the transcription, write the words.
26. /juːniˈvəːsəti/ _________________ 31. /ˈorindʒ/ _________________
27. /ˈbiznis/ _________________ 32. /intəˈnӕʃənl/ _________________
28. /ˈaːnsə/ _________________ 33. /ˈmirə/ _________________
29. /imˈpoːtənt/ _________________ 34. /ˈsteiʃən/ _________________
30. /ˈtjuːzdi/ _________________ 35. /ˈpiktʃə/ _________________

IV. Write the transcribed sentences with ordinary letters.

36. /əlɑt əv ˈpiːpəl raɪd ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ɪn ˈɪtəli/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
(A lot of people ride bicycles in Italy.)
37. / kæn jʊpleɪðəɡɪˈtɑrː/?
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
(Can you play the guitar?)
38. / haʊfɑrː duː jʊwɔːk ˈevri deɪ/?
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
(How far do you walk everyday?)
39. / ɪn njuː jɔɚk jʊkænt ˈtrævəl baɪ træm/.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
(In New York you can’t travel by tram.)
40. /ɪz ðeɚəˈvɪdioɪn aʊɚˈklɑːs-rʊm/?
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
(Is there a video in our classroom?)

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 Student’s name: ……………………………………. ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION _ TEST 2
Class: …………………. Time allowed: 45 minutes

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other each group.

1. A. global B. athlete C. basketball D. flag

2. A. amount B. mouth C. sound D. cough
3. A. decided B. watched C. wanted D. created
4. A. medals B. concerns C. fingers D. attacks
5. A. likes B. sleeps C. speaks D. watches

II. Choose the words whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other each group.

6. A. distance B. unhappy C. different D. family

7. A. practice B. classmate C. complete D. answer
8. A. important B. partner C. dialogue D. pretty
9. A. question B. information C. invitation D. population
10. A. energy B. household C. student D. appliance

III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

11. Which sound has the contact between tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth and is no
voicing?
A. /z/ B. /r/ C. /s/ D. /ð/
12. Which word has the sound /ks/?
A. kiss B. fax C. square D. these
13. Which sound /g/ is silent?
A. leg B. foreigner C. guest D. dialogue
14. What is the same special sound in these words: listen, castle, often, whistle?
A. They are nouns. C. They have one silent sound.
B. They are adjectives D. They are prepositions of place.
15. In English, there are more than __________ vowels and consonant sounds.
A. 40 B. 12 C. 18 D. 26
16. Which sound is usually spelled jam, general, large or fridge?
A. /ʤ/ B. /d/ C. /z/ D. /tʃ/
17. The sound /ʒ/ helps some contact between the tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth. It is
________ .
A. voiceless B. voicing C. spelling D. tongue
18. How many consonant letters are there in English?
A. 5 B. 21 C. 26 D. 40
19. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
A. 40 B. 21 C. 26 D. 8
20. Which sound is the diphthong?
A. /ei/ B. /aː/ C. /æ/ D. /uː/
21. /ɪə/ and /eə/are __________ sounds in English and they are also diphthongs.
A. short B. long C. no voicing D. silent

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22. In English, /e/and /æ/are concerned as _________ sounds and your mouth should open quite wide
to pronounce them.
A. long B. short C. silent D. no voicing
23. Focusing on vowel sounds in stressed syllables, vowel sounds in unstressed syllables often have /ə/
like the _________ vowel.
A. long B. voiceless C. strong D. weak
24. Which word contains /dʒ/sound?
A. teacher B. natural C. complete D. dangerous
25. A diphthong is a sound made by combining two different _______ sounds.
A. lateral B. consonant C. vowel D. sounds

III. Read the transcription, write the words.

26. /pliːz/ please _________________ 31. /ˈkantri/ country _________________
27. /ˈdikʃənəri/dictionary _________________ 32. /ˈsekənd/second _________________
28. /əˈdres/address _________________ 33. /iːvniŋ/evening _________________
29. /kən _________________ 34. /əˈpaːtmənt/ _________________
ˈviːnjənt/convenient apartment
30. /mjuˈziəm/ museum _________________ 35. /miˈsteik/mistake _________________

IV. Write the transcribed sentences with ordinary letters.

36. /aɪ kʌm frəm frɑːns/. I come from France.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
37. duː jʊ wɝk fɔɚ ə bɪɡˈkʌmpəni?/ Do you work for a big company?
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
38. /ʃi ɡoz tə bɛd ət faɪv əˈklɑk/. She goes to bed at five o’clock
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
39. /ðeɪhəv ˈbrɛkfəst ɪn ðəˈmɔrnɪŋ/. They have breakfast in the morning.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .
40. /aɪ ˈjuːʒuəli duː maɪ ˈhomwɝk ət naɪt/. I usually do my homework at night.
=> __________________________________________________________________ .

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