PRONUNCIATION (3)
1. Which one of these words contains the sound /æ/ as in “map”?
A. table B. already C. car D. travel
2. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɑː/ as in “bar”?
A. hat B. calm C. swam D. trace
3. In which one of the following words are the letters “ou” pronounced /ʌ/ as in “double”?
A. shoulder B. though C. cousin D. doughnut
4. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. badge B. guard C. ask D. star
5. Which one of these words contains the sound /e/ as in “say”?
A. marry B. pain C. meet D. concrete
6. Which one of these words contains the sound / ɜː/ as in “girl”?
A. bring B. kiss C. sink D. circle
7. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. turn B. hurt C. much D. murder
8. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. bread B. deaf C. pleasure D. meal
9. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɪ/ as in “pretty”?
A. lend B. report C. sell D. tend
10. Which one of these words contains the sound /iː/ as in “dream”?
A. breakfast B. feather C. peak D. wealth
11. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. busy B. pick C. English D. theme
12. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. gasoline B. pink C. magazine D. technique
13. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɒ/ as in “doll”?
A. soul B. enough C. cough D. shoulder
14. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɔː/ as in “pause”?
A. water B. arm C. was D. waste
15. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. all B. almond C. almost D. alter
16. Which one of these words contains the sound /ʊ/ as in “pudding”?
A. butcher B. cup C. cut D. fume
17. Which one of these words contains the sound /uː/ as in “school”?
A. door B. flood C. choose D. floor
18. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. flu B. include C. rude D. shut
19. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. cushion B. June C. push D. bull
20. Which one of these words contains the sound /aɪ/ as in “bite”?
A. pile B. justice C. police D. machine
21. Which one of these words contains the sound /eɪ/ as in “date”?
A. family B. angel C. glass D. jam
22. Which one of these words does not contain the sound /ɔɪ/ as in “oil”?
A. coin B. join C. choir D. soil
23. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. voice B. annoy C. oyster D. coincide
24. Which one of these words contains the sound /əʊ/ as in “ago”?
A. job B. joke C. monkey D. oven
25. Which one of these words contains the sound /aʊ/ as in “proud”?
A. cousin B. bought C. mouse D. soul
26. Which one of these words contains the sound /juː/ as in “tune”?
A. truth B. sugar C. rule D. excuse
27. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. loud B. low C. down D. crown
28. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. arrow B. elbow C. allow D. borrow
29. Which one of these words contains the sound /eə/ as in “bear”?
A. earth B. learn C. search D. pear
30. Which one of these words contains the sound /ɪə/ as in “near”?
A. heard B. swear C. beard D. pearl
31. Which one of these words contains the sound /ʊə/ as in “poor”?
A. tour B. hood C. cook D. foot
32. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. tourism B. ensure C. mature D. culture
33. In which of the following words is the ending “-ed” pronounced /ɪd/?
A. noticed B. tasted C. passed D. gathered
34. In which of the following words is the ending “-ed” pronounced /t/?
A. laughed B. painted C. answered D. hurried
35. In which of the following words is the ending “-ed” pronounced /d/?
A. insisted B. looked C. delivered D. cooked
36. In which one of the following words is the underlined letter “s” pronounced /s/?
A. washes B. loves C. wears D. looks
37. In which one of the following words is the underlined letter “s” pronounced /z/?
A. gathers B. greets C. sleeps D. tastes
38. In which word is the plural ending pronounced /ɪz/?
A. cakes B. dishes C. pipes D. marbles
39. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. faces B. dresses C. clothes D. boxes
40. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. umbrellas B. forks C. films D. boards
41. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. packets B. weeks C. pictures D. ships
42. Choose the word whose underlined letter is pronounced differently from the others:
A. tourists B. records C. weapons D. words
43. In which word is the group “th” pronounced /ð/as in “together”?
A. south B. southern C. length D. method
44. In which word is the group “th” pronounced /θ/as in “therapy”?
A. rather B. thus C. although D. threat
45. Choose the word whose underlined letters are pronounced differently from the others:
A. though B. theatre C. father D. further
46. In which word is the group “ch” pronounced /ʧ/as in “cheese”?
A. chalk B. school C. stomach D. ache
47. In which word is the group “ch” pronounced /k/as in “choir”?
A. chest B. chips C. cheap D. chemist
48. Which one of these words contains the sound /j/?
A. yacht B. jelly C. gentle D. jam
49. Which one of these words contains the sound /dʒ/?
A. garden B. engine C. you D. gherkin
50. In which word is the letter “n” pronounced /ŋ/as in “thing”?
A. thin B. stand C. song D. pond
