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PHONETICS EXAM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHICH WORD HAS A SHORT VOWEL SOUND?

a)

star

b)

ball

c)

dish

d)

shoot

2.

WHICH VOWEL SOUND IS DIFFERENT?

a)

pear

b)

fear

c)

there

d)

stare

3.

WHICH WORD STARTS WITH AN UNVOICED SOUND?

a)

bag

b)

road

c)

cheese

d)

music

4.

WHICH WORD IS NOT A TRIPTHONG?

a)

HIRE

b)

PLAYER

c)

ROYAL

d)

THEIR

5.

WHAT´S THE WORD IN RED:

aɪ ˈrɪəli lʌv ðɪs ˈflaʊə(r). dɪˈzɜːts kʌm aʊt dɪˈlɪʃəs wɪð ɪt.

a)

flour

b)

flower

c)

flaw-er

d)

flow-er

6.

WHAT´S THE WORD IN RED:

aɪ niːd sʌm piːs tuː iːt ðɪs piːs ɒv ˈkærət keɪk.

a)

piece - peace

b)

peace - peace

c)

peace -piece

d)

piece - piece

7.

WHAT´S THE WORD IN RED:

mɒm lʌvz ˈwɔːkɪŋ beə(r) fʊt æt həʊm.

(a)  

8.

WRITE THE WORD IN RED IN THE SPACE:

aɪ θɪŋk maɪ ˈbrʌðə wɪl teə(r) ðæt piːs ɒv ˈpeɪpə.

(a)  

9.

WHICH SENTENCE IS SEMANTICALLY WRONG? (NO SENSE)

a)

PUT SOME SUGAR IN M Y MILK AND STIR IT, PLEASE!

b)

HEATING CHILDREN IS NOT DISCIPLINE.

c)

HE WATCHED THE BIRD WHILE TOUCHING HIS BEARD.

d)

YOUR BAIT IS GOOD FOR FISHING.

10.

WRITE THE WORD THAT COMPLETES THE FOLLOWING RULE:

IN A SENTENCE, (a)   WORDS ARE NOT STRESSED.

11.

WHICH ONE BEST FITS THIS SENTENCE?

maɪ dæd ________ tuː miː əˈbaʊt ˈpɒlɪtɪks.

a)

əbˈʤɛktɪd

b)

ˈɒb·dʒɪktɪd

12.

WHICH IDEA IS WRONG?

a)

Most nouns and adjectives with two syllables have stress on the first syllable. (e.g. table, heavy, etc.)

b)

Most verbs and prepositions with two syllables have stress on the second syllable. (e.g. decide, below, etc.)

c)

Content words are the key words of a sentence. They are the important words that carry the meaning or sense. (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

d)

Structure words are the words we use to make our sentences grammatically correct. (articles, prepositions, etc.)

e)

The features of pronunciation are the consonant and the vowel sounds.

13.

WHAT KIND OF WORD IS IT?

HE HAD BEEN TO CUSCO TWICE THIS YEAR.

a)

CONTENT WORD

b)

STRUCTURE WORD

c)

VERB

d)

PARTICIPLE VERB

14.

WICH WORDS ARE THE CONTENT WORDS?

YOU MUST CALL THE POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE THE THIEF MAY ESCAPE.

a)

YOU-CALL-POLICE OFFICER-THIEF

b)

CALL-POLICE OFFICER-THIEF-ESCAPE

c)

MUST-CALL-POLICE OFFICER-THIEF

d)

CALL-POLICEOFFICER-THIEF

15.

WHAT ARE THE STRUCTURE WORDS?

HE WILL STUDY HARD FOR THE FINAL EXAMS.

a)

HE-WILL-FOR-THE

b)

WILL-FOR-THE-FINAL

c)

HE-WILL-HARD-FOR-THE

d)

HE-FOR-THE

16.

HOW DO YOU READ THIS STATEMENT?

THEY WILL HAVE A PIECE OF CAKE TONIGHT.

a)

ðeɪ wɪl hæv ə piːs ɒv keɪk təˈnaɪt.

b)

ðeɪ wɪl hæv ə piːz ɒv keɪk təˈnaɪt.

c)

ðeɪ wɪl hæv ə piːs ɒf keɪk təˈnaɪt.

d)

ðeɪ wɪl hæv ə piːs ɒv keɪk tuːˈnaɪt.

17.

HOW DO YOU READ THIS STATEMENT?

THEY LOVE MY BROWN EYES.

a)

ðeɪ lʌv maɪ braʊn aɪz.

b)

ðeɪ lʌv maɪ braʊn aɪs.

c)

ðeɪ lɔːv maɪ braʊn aɪz.

d)

ðeɪ lʌv maɪ broʊn aɪs.

18.

HOW DO YOU READ THIS STATEMENT?

CHICAGO IS A NICE PLACE IN AUTUMN.

a)

tʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ ɪz ə naɪs pleɪs ɪn ˈɔːtəm.

b)

ʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ ɪz ə naɪs pleɪs ɪn ˈɔːtəm.

c)

ʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ ɪs ə naɪs pleɪs ɪn ˈɔːtəm.

d)

ʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ ɪz ə naɪs pleɪz ɪn ˈɔːtəm.

19.

HOW DO YOU READ THIS STATEMENT?

HIS EXAM WAS A PRESENT FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.

a)

hɪz ɪgˈzæm wɒs ə ˈprɛznt fɔː hɪz ˈbɜː(r)θdeɪ.

b)

hɪz ɪksˈzæm wɒz ə ˈprɛznt fɔː hɪz ˈbɜː(r)θdeɪ.

c)

hɪz ɪgˈzæm wɒz ə ˈprɛznt fɔː hɪz ˈbɜː(r)θdeɪ.

d)

hɪz ɪgˈzæm wɒz ə ˈprɛznt fɔː hɪz ˈbiː(r)θdeɪ.

20.

WRITE THE WORD FOR THE FOLLOWING PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION:

ɪn driːmz, hiː sɔː ðæt hɪz ruːm wɒz fʊl ɒv kræbz

(a)