This document is a 6 page pronunciation quiz from BBC Learning English. It contains 10 multiple choice questions testing pronunciation of words with different vowel and consonant sounds. For each question, the correct answer is provided along with an explanation of why it is right or notes on the pronunciation of words that differ. The quiz covers sounds in words like fish, fist, advertisement, work, walk, cup, cat, knowledge, hit and waited.
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Pronunciation quiz 1
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Quiz 1
Level: Easy
1. Write the correct transcriptions under each image. There is one you dont
need.
a) /f肘/
b) /f肘st/
c) /ip/
d) /f肘z/
e) /肘p/
2. Which word is this? /脱dvt肘smnt/
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3. Listen to the recording. Which word do you hear?
a) work
b) walk
c) woke
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2. 4. Listen to the recording. How many words are in the phrase that you hear?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
5. Which word is different?
a) worked
b) watched
c) wanted
d) walked
6. Write the correct transcriptions under each image. There is one you dont
need.
a) /k脱p/
b) /k脱t/
c) /kp/
d) /k脱b/
e) /kp/
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3. 7. Which word is this? /nl肘覆/
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8. Listen to the recording. Which word do you hear?
a) hit
b) heat
c) hate
9. Listen to the recording. How many words are in the sentence that you
hear?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
10. Which word is different?
a) wished
b) jumped
c) kissed
d) waited
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4. Pronunciation Quiz 1 Answers
1. Write the correct transcriptions under each image.. There is one you dont
need.
b) /f肘st/ - fist
/ip/ - sheep /f肘/ - fish /肘p/ - ship /f肘z/ - fizz
2. Which word is this? /脱dvt肘smnt/
advertisement
3. Listen to the recording. Which word do you hear?
a) work - /wk/
b) walk - /wk/ - This is the word you heard
c) woke - /wk/
4. Listen to the recording. How many words are in the phrase that you hear?
a) 3
b) 4 The phrase you heard was a cup of tea
c) 5
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5. 5. Which word is different?
a) worked - /wkt/
b) watched - /w払t/
c) wanted - /wnt肘d/
d) walked - /wkt/
Wanted is different as the final ed is pronounced /肘d/. In the other words the
final ed is pronounced /t/.
6. Write the correct transcriptions under each image. There is one you dont
need
e) /kp/ cop
/k脱t/ - cat /kp/ - cup /k脱b/ - cab /k脱p/ - cap
7. Which word is this? /nl肘覆/
knowledge
8. Listen to the recording. Which word do you hear?
a) hit - /h肘t/ -This is the word you heard
b) heat - /hit/
c) hate - /he肘t/
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6. 9. Listen to the recording. How many words are in the sentence that you
hear?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5 The sentence you heard was This is the right way.
10. Which word is different?
a) wished - /w肘t/
b) jumped - /覆mpt/
c) kissed - /k肘st/
d) waited - /we肘t肘d/
Waited is different as the final ed is pronounced /肘d/. In the other words the
final ed is pronounced /t/.
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