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English Pronunciation Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

How many syllables does the word 'fast' have?

a)

Four

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

One

2.

Where is the stress in the word 'banana'?

a)

First syllable: ba-NA-na

b)

Second syllable: ba-NA-na

c)

Fourth syllable: ba-NA-na

d)

Third syllable: ba-NA-na

3.

Which syllable in the word 'beautiful' is stressed?

a)

First syllable: beau

b)

Third syllable: beau

c)

Second syllable: beau

d)

Fourth syllable: beau

4.

In words with four or more syllables, where is the stress usually located?

a)

First syllable

b)

Second syllable

c)

Fourth syllable

d)

Third syllable

5.

What is the most important point about word stress according to the text?

a)

It's about speed

b)

It's about contrast

c)

It's about pitch

d)

It's about volume only

6.

Which type of words usually have stress on the first syllable in English?

a)

Adverbs

b)

Nouns

c)

Adjectives

d)

Verbs

7.

What vowel sound do unstressed syllables often reduce to?

a)

/ə/

b)

/ɪ/

c)

/aː/

d)

/eɪ/

8.

What is the rule for words ending in -tion, -sion, or -cian regarding stress?

a)

Stress is on the second last syllable

b)

Stress is on the last syllable

c)

Stress is evenly distributed

d)

Stress is on the first syllable

9.

What should you focus on when pronouncing word stress according to the text?

a)

Punctuation marks

b)

Stressed syllable only

c)

Both stressed and unstressed syllables

d)

Unstressed syllables only

10.

What is the general rule for the stress in verbs with two syllables?

a)

Second syllable stressed

b)

Third syllable stressed

c)

First syllable stressed

d)

No specific rule

11.

For each question, the correct choice is the one in which the stressed syllable is capitalized, as in voCABulary.


1. Can you pass me a plastic knife?

a)

PLAS-tic

b)

plas-TIC

12.

2. I want to be a photographer.

a)

PHO-to-graph-er

b)

pho-TO-graph-er

13.

3. Which photograph do you like best?

a)

PHO-to-graph

b)

pho-TO-graph

14.

4. He was born in China.

a)

CHI-na

b)

Chi-NA

15.

5. Whose computer is this?

a)

com-PU-ter

b)

com-pu-TER

16.

6. I can't decide which book to borrow.

a)

DE-cide

b)

de-CIDE

17.

7. Couldn't you understand what she was saying?

a)

un-DER-stand

b)

un-der-STAND

18.

8. Voting in elections is your most important duty.

a)

im-POR-tant

b)

im-por-TANT

19.

9. We had a really interesting conversation.

a)

con-VER-sa-tion

b)

con-ver-SA-tion

20.

10. How do you pronounce this word?

a)

PRO-nounce

b)

pro-NOUNCE

21-28.
21.

What is the stressed syllable in the word 'happy'?

a)

pp

b)

ap

c)

py

d)

ha

22.

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'desert'?

a)

sert

b)

ert

c)

des

d)

de

23.

In the word 'phobia', which syllable is stressed?

a)

bia

b)

ph

c)

bia

d)

pho

24.

What is the stressed syllable in the word 'perfect' when used as a verb?

a)

per-fect

b)

fect

c)

per

d)

per-fect

25.

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'content' when used as a noun?

a)

con

b)

tent

c)

con-tent

d)

con-tent

26.

What is the stressed syllable in the word 'creator'?

a)

cre

b)

ator

c)

cre-ator

d)

cre-ator

27.

In the word 'information', which syllable is stressed?

a)

in

b)

for

c)

tion

d)

ma

28.

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'websites'?

a)

web

b)

web-sites

c)

web-sites

d)

sites