UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES – HCMC

FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
FULL-TIME PROGRAM

TEST SPECIFICATIONS AND TEMPLATE

Pronunciation
Scores Weightin Components Notes
g
Midterm test - The written section of the final
Participation exam is administered by the
Midterm 30%
Quizzes Faculty.
Etc. - The oral section in the final exam
is administered by the teacher-in-
charge in the final class meeting
OR on the date of the written
exam.
Final exam
- Oral final exam: Students are
Final 70% -
Oral (40%)
asked to read aloud one
- Written (60%)
conversation or two with focus
on the productions of sounds,
word and sentence stress, and
intonation.

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 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HOCHIMINH CITY Student’s Full Name:_________________________________
UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Student ID:_________________________________________
FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS Class Code: ________________________________________

Full-Time Program
Instructor: _________________________________________

FINAL EXAMINATION
Course: PRONUNCIATION
Time Allotted: 60 minutes Exam Date: __________

Oral Written
Approved by Proctors Exam Exam Total Score
Examiner(s)
Vice Dept. Chair (CBCT) score score (100%)
(40%) (60%)
1. 1. Score in figures:

2. 2. Score in words:

Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.

Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
ANSWER SHEET

SECTION 1 SECTION 3

1. ……………………... 1. ……………………...
2. ……………………... 2. ……………………...
3. ……………………... 3. ……………………...
4. ……………………... 4. ……………………...
5. ……………………... 5. ……………………...
6. ……………………...
7. ……………………...

SECTION 2 SECTION 4

1. ………………… - ………………… 1. A B C D
2. ………………… - ………………… 2. A B C D
3. ………………… - ………………… 3. A B C D
4. ………………… - ………………… 4. A B C D
5. ………………… - ………………… 5. A B C D
6. ………………… - ………………… 6. A B C D
7. ………………… - ………………… 7. A B C D

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 8. A B C D
9. A B C D
10. A B C D
SECTION 5
1. A B C D 6. A B C D
2. A B C D 7. A B C D
3. A B C D 8. A B C D
4. A B C D 9. A B C D
5. A B C D 10. A B C D
SECTION 6

1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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THE END

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Full Name: ______________________________ Class Code: ________ Student ID: _______________
TEST PAPER
PRONUNCIATION – [date]
Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.
Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
SECTION 1 Listen and underline the word or phrase you hear in each sentence. Write your
answers on the answer sheet. You will listen to the recording TWICE. The first has
been done for you as an example. (1.6 points)
1. The band / The brand isn’t very popular
On the recording you hear “The brand”, so on the answer sheet write __The brand__.
2. Just across / cross the road.

3. The cat was following its tail / trail.

4. Before that I had tried / had to ride a motorbike.

5. It’s Michael’s twin / Michael’s to win.

6. He fell into a deeper sleep / a deep sleep

7. I thought it was a terrible slight (insult)/ a terrible sight.

8. Just below / blow your nose.

9. This one is a pear / spare

SECTION 2 Listen and fill in the blanks. You will listen to the recording TWICE. The first has been
done for you as an example. (2.1 points)
The herb is used for__medicinal___ purpose, although it isn’t usually thought of as a __medicine__.
From what you hear on the recording, the gaps can be filled with “going to bed” and “doorbell”, so on
the answer sheet write __medicinal__ and __medicine___.

1. The journey was a ____________; in fact, the whole vacation was ________________.
2. The decision was an _____________ - quite _______________. I was appalled.
3. ______________ of his mistakes, the president continues to be held in high ______________.
4. Workers in the steel _______________ are generally skilled and _______________.
5. The Democrat’s lead is now eight ______________points, and has risen three ______________ in
the last week.
6. Her _________________ disappearance was never explained, and her whereabouts remain a
_________________ until today.
7. The region is mainly _______________ land and most people here still work in _______________.

SECTION 3 Form minimal pairs by changing the sound of the underlined part in each of the given
words. The first has been done for you as an example. (1.5 points)
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 0. Write ___ride____ peek ___pick____
1. Bought __________ 6. warm __________
2. bowl __________ 7. shot __________
3. Shop __________ 8. june __________
4. Wash __________ 9. came __________
5. Sad __________ 10. heart __________

SECTION 4 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. The first has been
done for you as an example. (1.5 points)

0. A Pain B Plait C Stain D Slain

1. A space B Change C Plate D square
2. A Rain B Said C Fail D Train
3. A Fool B Good C look D Put
4. A make B Leak C break D steak
5. A watch B catch C match D Land
6. A shops B Digs C jobs D codes
7. A church B Choir C cheap D chart
8. A thank B thread C think D these
9. A Give B Five C strive D Hive
10 A Ouch B mouth C sound D Cough
.
SECTION 5 Choose the word with correct stress. The first has been done for you as an example.
(1.5 points)
0. A Isolation B iSOlation C IsoLAtion D isolaTION
1. A PHOtographer B phoTOgrapher C photoGRApher D photographer
2. A LEgality B LeGAlity C LegaLIty D LegaliTY
3. A UNfurnished B unFURnished C unfurNISHED D O
4. A MAthematician B maTHEmatician C matheMAtician D mathemaTIcian
5. A CAsualty B CaSUalty C CasuALty D CasualTY
6. A MAthematics B maTHEmatics C matheMAtics D mathemaTICS
7. A Economical B eCOnomical C ecoNOMical D EconoMIcal
8. A SOciology B soCIology C SociOlogy D SocioLOgy
9. A PERsonalize B perSONalize C persoNALize D personaLIZE
10 A BEneficial B beNEficial C BeneFIcial D benefiCIAL
.

SECTION 6 Write complete sentences based on the transcription. The first has been done for you as
an example. (2 points)
1. ɪt wəz ˈverɪ leɪt// jet ðə ˈlɪtl ˈmɜ:meɪd kəd nɒt teɪk◡ər◡aɪz frəm ðə ʃɪp// ɔ: frəm ðə ˈbju:tɪfl prɪns//
It was very late; yet the little mermaid could not take her eyes from the ship, or from the beautiful
prince.

2. | ə maʊs wəz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈveri bæd ˈtaɪm ||ʃi kəd faɪnd nəʊ fuːd əˈt ɔːl |

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3. |ət lɑːst ðə maʊs faʊnd ə ˈbɑːskɪt | fʊl əv kɔːn |

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 4. |ðə wəz ə smɔːl həʊl ɪn ðə ˈbɑːskɪt | ənd ʃi krept ɪn | ʃi kəd dʒəst ˈɡet θruː ðə həʊl|

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5. | ðen ʃi bɪˈɡæn tu iːt ðə kɔːn |

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6. ˈbiːɪŋ ˈveri ˈhʌŋɡri | ʃi et ə ˈɡreɪt diːl | ənd went ɒn ˈiːtɪŋ ənd ˈiːtɪŋ |

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