PRONUNCIATION (4)

1. Which one of these words contains the sound /æ/ as in “cap”?

A. half B. black C. arm D. father

2. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɑː/ as in “large”?

A. garden B. cabbage C. tap D. cage

3. Which of the following words contains the sound /ʌ/ as in “cut”?

A. push B. pull C. tulip D. mug

4. Which one of these words contains the sound /e/ as in “net”?

A. bleach B. pleasure C. eye D. besides

5. Which of these words contains the sound / ɜː/ as in “nurse”?

A. mural B. tummy C. turnip D. muscle

6. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɪ/ as in “still”?

A. tiny B. firm C. stir D. film

7. Which one of these words contains the sound /iː/ as in “recent”?

A. athlete B. jelly C. women D. merge

8. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɒ/ as in “rock”?

A. mode B. vote C. vowel D. fossil

9. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɔː/ as in “pork”?

A. prompt B. horse C. home D. shot

10. Which one of these words contains the sound /ʊ/ as in “push”?
A. bully B. bus C. bubble D. tuna

11. Which one of these words contains the sound /uː/ as in “food”?
A. foot B. cooker C. cool D. bloody

12. Which one of these words contains the sound /aɪ/ as in “smile”?
A. strike B. chin C. mill D. mince

13. Which one of these words contains the sound /eɪ/ as in “brake”?
A. ladder B. educate C. apple D. prank

14. Which one of these words does not contain the sound /ɔɪ/ as in “toilet”?
A. choice B. voice C. point D. croissant

15. Which one of these words contains the sound /əʊ/ as in “zone”?
A. force B. drop C. both D. horn

16. Which one of these words contains the sound /aʊ/ as in “cow”?
A. low B. know C. bowling D. eyebrow

17. Which one of these words contains the sound /juː/ as in “human”?
A. bush B. include C. mural D. fully
18. Which one of these words contains the sound /eə/ as in “rare”?
A. farm B. careful C. mark D. parking

19. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɪə/ as in “sphere”?
A. weird B. early C. learn D. earn

20. Which one of these words contains the sound /ʊə/ as in “tourist”?
A. door B. tool C. rural D. turkey

21. Which of these words contains the sound /aɪə/ as in “fire”?

A. tired B. player C. tower D. lower

22. Which of these words contains the sound /aʊə/ as in “hour”?

A. inspire B. power C. layer D. widower

23. In which of the following words is the ending “-ed” pronounced /ɪd/ as in “ended”?
A. cooked B. passed C. stayed D. affected

24. In which of the following words is the ending “-ed” pronounced /t/ as in “looked”?
A. washed B. answered C. insisted D. offended

25. In which of the following words is the ending “-ed” pronounced /d/ as in “played”?
A. mixed B. started C. locked D. seemed

26. In which one of the following words is the underlined letter “s” pronounced /s/ as in “sit”?
A. bus B. easy C. sisters D. rose

27. In which one of the following words is/are the underlined letter/s pronounced /z/ as in “these”?
A. style B. scissors C. please D. lessons

28. In which word is the plural ending pronounced /s/?

A. desks B. dads C. tins D. glasses

29. In which word is the plural ending pronounced /z/?

A. cups B. cats C. offices D. rooms

30. In which word is the plural ending pronounced /ɪz/?

A. sloths B. cages C. clocks D. plums

31. In which one of the following words is the underlined letter “s” pronounced /s/?
A. changes B. sleeps C. assumes D. seems

32. In which one of the following words is the underlined letter “s” pronounced /z/?
A. cleans B. stops C. laughs D. washes

33. In which one of the following words is the underlined letter “s” pronounced /ʒ/?
A. spring B. vision C. daisy D. pleasant

34. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. village B. Germany C. get D. page

35. In which word is the letter “n” pronounced /ŋ/as in “hungry”?

A. sun B. one C. gone D. bank

36. In which word is the group “th” pronounced /ð/as in “weather”?

A. third B. thirsty C. birthday D. without