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. cough B. laugh C. symphony D. spaghetti

2. A. watched B. needed C. interested D. collected
3. A. smelled B. demanded C. listened D. enjoyed
4. A. carrot B. pepper C. family D. third
5. A. literacy B. holiday C. highland D. October

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

1. A. famous B. meeting C. alone D. purple

2. A. thousand B. Easter C. Turkey D. neglect
3. A. balloon B. forget C. review D. comment
4. A. camping B. discuss C. direct D. remake
5. A. symbol B. control C. greasy D. access

III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. Which word has the sound /ks/?
A. kiss B. fax C. square D. these
2. Which sound /g/ is silent?
A. leg B. foreigner C. guest D. dialogue
3. 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.
4. Which sound is the diphthong?
A. /ei/ B. /aː/ C. /æ/ D. /uː/
5. /ɪə/ and /eə/are __________ sounds in English and they are also diphthongs.
A. short B. long C. no voicing D. silent
6. Which sound is usually spelled jam, general, large or fridge?
A. /ʤ/ B. /d/ C. /z/ D. /tʃ/
7. 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
8. How many consonant letters are there in English?
A. 5 B. 21 C. 26 D. 40
9. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
A. 40 B. 21 C. 26 D. 8
10. In English, there are more than __________ vowels and consonant sounds.
A. 40 B. 12 C. 18 D. 26
11. Sounds made without using the vocal chords, such as the sound /p/, are:
A. unvoiced B. unspoken C. unstressed D. voicing
12. The word “London” has two vowel sounds that are written but pronounced differently. How is it
different?

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 A. none B. strong-mid-weak C. strong-weak D. weak-mid-strong
13. 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
14. 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
15. Which word contains /dʒ/sound?
A. teacher B. language C. Christmas D. machine

III. Read the transcription, write the words.

1. /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ _________________ 6. /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ _________________
2. /ˈsen.təns/ _________________ 7. /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ _________________
3. /ɪmˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ _________________ 8. /kæmˈpeɪn/ _________________
4. /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ _________________ 9. /mɪˈsteɪk/ _________________
5. /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ _________________ 10. /ˈneɪ.bər/ _________________

IV. Write the transcribed sentences with ordinary letters.

1. /dəz ʃi mɪs hɜː ˈfæməli/?
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2. /duː jʊ ˈevə riːd bʊks ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/?
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3. /aɪ ˈjuːʒuəli duː maɪ ˈhəʊmwɜːk ɪn ðə ˈlaɪ.brər.i/.
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4. /ðeɪ teɪk ðə bʌs ˈev.ri ˈmɔːnɪŋ tə ðə ˈwɜːk.pleɪs/.
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5. / wiː ɚ ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ tə prəˈtekt ðə ɪnˈvɑɪ·rən·mənt frəm pəˈluː.ʃən/
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 Student’s name: ……………………………………. ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION _ TEST 3
Class: …………………. Time allowed: 45 minutes

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

1. A. search B. sandwich C. cherry D. character

2. A. enjoyed B. touched C. stopped D. thanked
3. A. picture B. city C. future D. question
4. A. language B. foggy C. arrange D. damage
5. A. awful B. stand C. stall D. naughty

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

1. A. another B. energy C. example D. develop

2. A. afternoon B. tomorrow C. consider D. pollution
3. A. quality B. suggestion C. natural D. yesterday
4. A. vacation B. abundant C. disaster D. traveling
5. A. easily B. Netherlands C. countryside D. convenient

III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. Which sound is usually spelled jam, general, large or fridge?
A. /ʤ/ B. /d/ C. /z/ D. /tʃ/
2. 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
3. How many consonant letters are there in English?
A. 5 B. 21 C. 26 D. 40
4. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
A. 40 B. 21 C. 26 D. 8
5. In English, there are more than __________ vowels and consonant sounds.
A. 40 B. 12 C. 18 D. 26
6. Sounds made without using the vocal chords, such as the sound /p/, are:
A. unvoiced B. unspoken C. unstressed D. voicing
7. Two-syllable words often have stress on the second syllable. Which one is corrected?
A. because B. glasses C. people D. number
8. Which word has the sound /ks/?
A. kiss B. fax C. square D. these
9. Which sound /g/ is silent?
A. leg B. foreigner C. guest D. dialogue
10. 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.
11. Which sound is the diphthong?
A. /ei/ B. /aː/ C. /æ/ D. /uː/
12. /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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13. 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
14. 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
15. Which word contains /dʒ/sound?
A. teacher B. language C. Christmas D. machine

III. Read the transcription, write the words.

1. /kəmˈpleɪnt/ _________________ 6. /kəmˈper.ə.t̬ ɪv _________________
2. /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/ _________________ 7. /prəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ _________________
3. /ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən/ _________________ 8. /prɪˈpeərd/ _________________
4. /ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/ _________________ 9. /pəˈliːs/ _________________
5. /kəmˈper.ə.t̬ ɪv _________________ 10. /ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ _________________

IV. Write the transcribed sentences with ordinary letters.

1. /duː jʊ wɜːk əz ə ˈtiː.tʃər əˈsɪs.tənt?/
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2. /aɪ lɪv ɪn ə smɔːl əˈpɑːt.mənt ɪn ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/.
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3. /ʃi ɡəʊz tə skuːl baɪ bʌs ˈev.ri.deɪ ət sɪks əˈklɒk/.
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4. /ˈwaɪld.laɪf ˈæn.ɪ.məl lɪv ɪn ðə ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/.
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5. / ə ˈnʌm.bər əv ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl ˈfɒr.ɪsts ɚ ˈbiː.ɪŋ kʌt daʊn ənd ˈæn.ɪ.məls ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ðer ɪn ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/.
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