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English vowel sounds

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many fundamental vowel sounds are there?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

2.

Which of the words below contain pure vowels? Check all the apply.

a)

media

b)

content

c)

goodwill

d)

consumer

e)

subtle

3.

Which of the following words contain the sound [ɪ]? Check all that apply.

a)

discount

b)

option

c)

print

d)

social

e)

visible

4.

Which word has the same vowel sound as best?

a)

beat

b)

bread

c)

been

d)

team

5.

What word do you hear?

a)

cap

b)

cup

c)

cop

d)

cope

6.

Which word has the same vowel sound as curl?

a)

pump

b)

more

c)

twirl

d)

dark

7.

Which sound is high, front, and spread?

a)

[ɪ]

b)

[æ]

c)

[ə]

d)

[i]

8.

How many phonemes does the word car have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

9.

/ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ/ in spelling is:

a)

advertise

b)

advertising

c)

adventurer

10.

Which is the correct transcription for the word American?

a)

/əˈmɛrɪkən/

b)

/aˈmɛrɪkan/

c)

/əˈmɝɪkən/

11.

How many words containing [æ] are there in this sentence?

My cat hunts ants and other small animals.

(a)  

12.

Which of these three sounds is the most relaxed one?

a)

[a]

b)

[ʌ]

c)

[ə]

13.

Which set contains only words whose pronunciation contains [u]?

a)

actual, audience, educate

b)

producer, publication, purchase

c)

revenues, communicate, manufacturer

14.

Which words have diphthongs in their pronunciation? Check all that apply.

a)

available

b)

mediocre

c)

supply

d)

increase

e)

billboard

15.

In regard to our articulators, what are the three aspects to consider when producing vowel sounds?

a)

the height of the tongue

b)

how cool you feel speaking English

c)

the shape of the lips

d)

openness of jaw