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Pronunciation quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between a stress-timed language and a syllable-timed language?

a)

Stress-timed languages use stress for rhythm.

b)

stress-timed languages use syllables for rhythm

c)

Syllable-time languages have no stress in their syllables.

2.

Which of the following words has a short vowel sound?

a)

Seat

b)

Sheet

c)

Sit

d)

Sheep

3.

Which of the following words has a long vowel sound?

a)

Cat

b)

Car

c)

Book

d)

Pen

4.

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

health

b)

appear

c)

ready

d)

heavy

5.

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

safe

b)

site

c)

sure

d)

sign

6.

What is word stress?

a)

The emphasis placed on a particular word in a sentence.

b)

The pattern of rising and falling pitch in a language.

c)

The anxiety that activities like this one produce in students.

d)

The emphasis placed on a particular syllable in a word.

7.

Which of these statements is true? Choose 1 option.

a)

Voiced consonants are produced with vocal cord vibration, unvoiced consonants without.

b)

Unvoiced consonants are produced with vocal cord vibration, voiced consonants without.

c)

voiced and unvoiced consonants don't exist in Spanish.

8.

When do we use rising intonation in English? (Mark all that apply)

a)

Commands

b)

Wh-questions

c)

Yes-No questions

d)

Statements of surprise

9.

Which of these words contains the /tʃ/ sound?

a)

Judge

b)

Shoot

c)

Shower

d)

Sketch

10.

Rhythm in English is determined by...

a)

The combination of content and function words.

b)

The amount of syllables in a word.

c)

The accent of the speaker.