Free Printable Phonetics

1.

YOUR ________ IS TOO SMALL FOR MY HANDS.

a)

/maʊθ/

b)

/maʊs/

2.

Which word has a different sound in "th"?

a)

smooth

b)

father

c)

either

d)

worth

3.

Which word is correct?

Luz´s __________ hurt. She fell down when riding her bike.

a)

/niːz/ niece

b)

/niːs/ niece

c)

/niːz/ knees

d)

/niːs/ knees

4.

aɪ laɪk jɔːr __________ kləʊðz.

a)

ˈkæʒjʊəl

b)

ˈkæʃʊəl

5.

What is the word? maɪ ˈʌŋkl ɪz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ə frɛnd ɪn ðə sɛl ɒv mɛn.

a)

cell

b)

sell

6.

Which word doesn´t have the sound "/ʒ/"?

a)

Occasion

b)

Measure

c)

Asia

d)

Issue

7.

Which word has the sound "/dʒ/"?

a)

Your

b)

Yale

c)

Young

d)

Fragile

8.

Which word´s phonemes are pronounced fully?

a)

Palm

b)

Small

c)

Corps

d)

Island

9.

Which word´s phonemes are pronounced fully?

a)

Autumn

b)

Comb

c)

Know

d)

Stain

10.

Which word doesn´t have the sound /ʃ/?

a)

Chicago

b)

Nauseous

c)

Sugar

d)

Question

11.

Which sentence has just the sound /z/ in their words?

a)

Stella and Marcos are a nice students.

b)

This zoo doesn´t open on Thursdays.

c)

These girls love those dogs.

12.

My favorite bird is the dove?

a)

/dʌv/

b)

/dəʊv/

c)

/dæd/

13.

I am sure my friend will entrance my family. He´s so kind.

a)

/inˈtraːns/

b)

/ˈen·trəns/

14.

Luis ˈwɒntɪd tuː nəʊ wɒt ðə ˈtiːʧə ______ əˈbaʊt ˈpɒlɪtɪks.

a)

tɔːt

b)

θɔːt

15.

ðə ˌmɪljəˈneə(r) mæn bɔːt sʌm ______ tuː rɛnt.

a)

ʧɪps

b)

ʃɪps

16.

duː juː wɒnt ə pɔːrk _______? ɪts dɪˈlɪʃəs

a)

ʧɒp

b)

ʃɒp

17.

aɪ laɪk jɔːr _______. ðeɪ ɑːr braʊn.

a)

aɪz

b)

aɪs

18.

ðeə(r) wɒz ə _________ ɒv ˈwɔːtə(r) nɛkst tuː ðə fɑːm.

a)

ˈpʌdl

b)

ˈpædl

19.

In the word "June" the sound highlited represents the phonetic symbol:

a)

ʤ

b)

J

c)

Y

d)

ʒ

20.

Which of the following words represents the sound /tʃ/

a)

Chuck

b)

Should

c)

July

d)

Cheers

21.

Write three words that represent the sound /ʃ/

4 lines

22.

Write one question by using the present perfect

4 lines

23.

Which of the following words represent the sound /ey/

a)

Elephant

b)

Ate

c)

Table

d)

Bed

24.

Name four parts of the mouth in which sounds take place

4 lines

25.

The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘deep’, ‘three’, and ‘fleece’. Which word in the list does not include the /i:/ sound?

a)

athlete

b)

beetle

c)

business

d)

thief

26.

The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘proceed’, ‘reason’, and ‘scream’. Which word in the list does not include the /i:/ sound?

a)

vaccine

b)

witness

c)

conceive

d)

leader

27.

The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘immediately’, ‘secret’, and ‘degree’. Which word does not include the /i:/ sound?

a)

increase

b)

peak

c)

believe

d)

competition

28.

The phoneme /ɪ/ is in the words ‘typical’, ‘liquid’, and ‘since’. Which word in the list does not include the /ɪ/ sound?

a)

build

b)

sink

c)

sheet

d)

ship

29.

The phoneme /ɪ/ is in the words ‘British’, ‘English’, and ‘slim’. Which word does not include the /ɪ/ sound?

a)

biscuit

b)

beat

c)

winner

d)

finish

30.

The phoneme /ʊ/ is in the words ‘bull’, ‘cushion’, and ‘wood’. Which word does not include the /ʊ/ sound?

a)

button

b)

push

c)

woman

d)

took

31.

The phoneme /ʊ/ is in the words ‘bush’, ‘crook’, and ‘football’. Which word does not include the /ʊ/ sound?

a)

look

b)

soup

c)

sugar

d)

hook

32.

The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘shampoo’, ‘soon’, and ‘blue’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?

a)

root

b)

tooth

c)

suite

d)

who

33.

The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘boot’, ‘moon’, and ‘Peru’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?

a)

two

b)

include

c)

food

d)

found

34.

All vowel sounds are produced with a stricture of open approximation

a)

True

b)

False

35.

All vowel sounds are voiceless

a)

True

b)

False

36.

In the production of a front vowel the front of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate

a)

True

b)

False

37.

A back vowel is produced by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate

a)

True

b)

False

38.

By raising the centre of the tongue to the part of the roof of the mouth which lies between the hard and the soft palate we can produce a central vowel.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Taking into account of the part of the tongue raised we can classify vowels sounds as front, back and central

a)

True

b)

False

40.

With reference to the position of the tongue we can classify vowel sounds as rounded and unrounded.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The vowel sound in the English word can is a monophthong

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The first and the second vowel sounds in the word serious are diphthong

a)

True

b)

False

43.

/θ/ and /ð/ can occur in

a)

initial, medial and final positions

b)

only in initial and final positions i

44.

WHICH WORD HAS A SHORT VOWEL SOUND?

a)

star

b)

ball

c)

dish

d)

shoot

45.

WHICH VOWEL SOUND IS DIFFERENT?

a)

pear

b)

fear

c)

there

d)

stare

46.

WHICH WORD STARTS WITH AN UNVOICED SOUND?

a)

bag

b)

road

c)

cheese

d)

music

47.

WHICH WORD IS NOT A TRIPTHONG?

a)

HIRE

b)

PLAYER

c)

ROYAL

d)

THEIR

48.

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

49.

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

50.

WHAT´S THE WORD IN RED:

mɒm lʌvz ˈwɔːkɪŋ beə(r) fʊt æt həʊm.

(a)

51.

WRITE THE WORD IN RED IN THE SPACE:

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

(a)

52.

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.

53.

WRITE THE WORD THAT COMPLETES THE FOLLOWING RULE:

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

54.

WHICH ONE BEST FITS THIS SENTENCE?

maɪ dæd ________ tuː miː əˈbaʊt ˈpɒlɪtɪks.

a)

əbˈʤɛktɪd

b)

ˈɒb·dʒɪktɪd

55.

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.

56.

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

57.

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

58.

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

59.

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.

60.

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.

61.

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.

62.

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.

63.

WRITE THE WORD FOR THE FOLLOWING PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION:

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

(a)

64.

What is sound?

a)

b)

c)

d)

65.

What is sound?

a)

b)

c)

d)

66.

What is sound?

a)

b)

c)

d)

67.

What is sound?

a)

b)

c)

d)

68.

What is sound?

a)

b)

c)

d)

69.

What is sound?

a)

Bb

b)

Dd

c)

Hh

d)

Ll

70.

What is sound?

a)

Bb

b)

Cc

c)

Hh

d)

Ll

71.

What is sound?

a)

Ee

b)

Ff

c)

Ll

d)

Dd

72.

What is sound?

a)

Ee

b)

Ff

c)

Ll

d)

Dd

73.

What is sound?

a)

Hh

b)

Zz

c)

Gg

d)

Ss

74.

What is sound?

a)

Bb

b)

Kk

c)

Vv

d)

Ww

75.

What is sound?

a)

Hh

b)

Kk

c)

Vv

d)

Ww

76.

What is sound?

a)

Tt

b)

Ss

c)

Jj

d)

Ww

77.

What is sound?

a)

Tt

b)

Ss

c)

Mm

d)

Ll

78.

What is sound?

a)

Mm

b)

Oo

c)

Cc

d)

Kk

79.

What is sound?

a)

Mm

b)

Nn

c)

Cc

d)

Kk

80.

What is sound?

a)

Mm

b)

Tt

c)

Pp

d)

Kk

81.

What is sound?

a)

Qq

b)

Rr

c)

Pp

d)

Ll

82.

What is sound?

a)

Qq

b)

Rr

c)

Pp

d)

Ll

83.

What is sound?

a)

Ff

b)

Ss

c)

Uu

d)

Ll

84.

What is sound?

a)

Tt

b)

Ss

c)

Vv

d)

Ll

85.

What is sound?

a)

Vv

b)

Ss

c)

Ww

d)

Xx

86.

What is sound?

a)

Vv

b)

Ss

c)

Ww

d)

Xx

87.

What is sound?

a)

Vv

b)

Yy

c)

Ww

d)

Ee

88.

What is sound?

a)

Vv

b)

Zz

c)

Ww

d)

Ee

89.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Oh my beautiful mother. She told me, "Son in life you're gonna go far,"

a)

maɪ / fɑr

b)

mɑi / fɑr

c)

mɑi / far

d)

mɑɪ / fɑr

90.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Over the horizon is another bright sky. Oh, my my how beautiful,"

a)

həˈraɪzən / bræɪt

b)

həˈræizən / brait

c)

həˈrɑizən / brɑɪt

d)

həˈraɪzən / braɪt

91.

What is the spelling for the underlined words: "He told me, "Son sometimes it may seem dark. But the absence of the light is a necessary part."

a)

dɑrk / ˈæbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛrɪ

b)

dɑrk / ˈæbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛri

c)

dærk / ˈɑbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛri /

d)

dærk / ˈɑbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛrɪ /

92.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "People build their barricades out of jealousy and hate"

a)

ˈbærəˌkeɪdz / heɪt

b)

ˈbɑrəˌkeidz / heit

c)

ˈbærəˌkeidz / heɪt

d)

ˈbɑrəˌkeɪdz / heɪt

93.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Ah, nothing can tear us apart. Sailing on a stormy sea, we’re together you and me."

a)

seilɪŋ / tɛr / təˈgeðər

b)

seɪliŋ / tɛr / təˈgɛðər

c)

seɪlɪŋ / tɛr / təˈgɛðər

d)

seɪlɪŋ / ter / təˈgɛðər

94.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "We build castles with our hands, on a solid ground they stand."

a)

‘kæsəlz/hɑndz

b)

‘kɑsəlz/hændz

c)

ˈkɑsəlz / hɑndz

d)

ˈkæsəlz / hændz

95.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "They’re our shelter from the storm, to keep us safe and keep us warm."

a)

ˈʃeltər / seɪf

b)

ˈʃɛltər / seif

c)

ˈʃɛltər / sɛɪf

d)

ˈʃɛltər / seɪf

96.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "This is how it’s meant to be, we’re together you and me"

a)

ðis / mɛnt

b)

ðɪs / ment

c)

ðɪs / mɛnt

d)

ðis / ment

97.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "There is always a hand that you can hold on to."

a)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hɑnd

b)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hænd

c)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hand

d)

ˈɔlˌwɛɪz / hænd

98.

What's the spelling for the underlined word: "You're never alone"

a)

ˈnəvɛr

b)

ˈnɛvɛr

c)

ˈnɛvər

d)

ˈnever

99.

Which word has this sound?

a)

photo

b)

white

c)

think

100.

Which word has this sound?

a)

working

b)

institution

c)

happier

101.

which word has this sound?

a)

climb

b)

sit

c)

see

102.

You can find this sound in...

a)

pool

b)

sun

c)

put

103.

This sound can be found in....

a)

cut

b)

foot

c)

door

104.

This sound has got the Spanish ch sound

a)

b)

c)

d)

105.

This is the Spanish sh sound

a)

b)

c)

d)

106.

Where can you find these sounds?

a)

cat- bar

b)

apple-sad

c)

car-bath

107.

Where can you find this sound?

a)

call

b)

cat

c)

happy

108.

Which of these words sounds differently?

a)

Now

b)

Know

c)

How

d)

Cow

109.

Which of these words sounds differently?

a)

Cup

b)

Luck

c)

Turn

d)

Club

110.

How many individual sounds do we have in the word "teacher"?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

111.

Which of these words has a different sound?

a)

Cheese

b)

Ship

c)

Machine

d)

Share

112.

Which of these words has a long "o" sound?

a)

Call

b)

Four

c)

Go

d)

Rock

113.

What is a consonant blend?

a)

Two letters, that are not vowels.Example: BL

b)

Two vowels. Example: AE

c)

One vowel and consonant. Example: AC

d)

Three letters. Example: BAD

114.

Which colors have the consonant blends BL in english.

a)

b)

c)

115.

what is the consonantL blend of the next image.

a)

SL

b)

FL

c)

CL

116.

What is the consonant blend of this picture.

a)

RT

b)

TH

c)

TR

117.

What image refers to short vowels sound?

a)

b)

118.

What image refers to long vowels sound?

a)

b)

119.

Which of the next examples have long vowel sound

a)

Check, kit, fan.

b)

Sheep, fine, grapes.

120.

Which of the next examples have short vowel sounds?

a)

cat, pig, box

b)

bike, train, tree

121.

What is the missing letter in this word

-an

a)

F

b)

G

c)

C

122.

What is the missing letter in this word

-ap

a)

F

b)

T

c)

C

123.

What is the missing letter in this word

-at

a)

F

b)

B

c)

C

124.

The branch of Linguistics that studies the human speech sound

a)

Morphology

b)

Syntax

c)

Phonetics

d)

Semantics

e)

Sociolinguistics

125.

The branch of Phonetics that focuses how speech sounds are produced in our speech organ

a)

Phonetician

b)

Articulatory Phonetics

c)

Acoustic Phonetics

d)

Auditory Phonetics

e)

Speech sound organ

126.

In producing consonants, we should think about these features, except from

a)

the manner of articulation

b)

the voiced distiction

c)

the place of articulation

d)

the way of speaking

e)

the non voiced distinction

127.

The sounds [f] and [v] are produced by using the upper teeth and

a)

the upper larynx

b)

the lower pharynx

c)

the tip the tongue

d)

the nasal cavity

e)

the lower lip

128.

The sounds [n], [t], [l], [z] and ...... are produced by using the tongue tip to alveolar ridge.

a)

[d], [m]

b)

[h], [g]

c)

[d], [r]

d)

[s], [j]

e)

[r], [n]

129.

The sound [ $\theta$ ] we can find in the the words:

a)

slash, smash

b)

ago, day

c)

star, light

d)

slang, swing

e)

thank, think

130.

The sound [i:] is found in the the word

a)

key

b)

bid

c)

light

d)

hit

e)

think

131.

Two kinds of words showing the difference in spelling and meaning but having the same pronunciation are called

a)

synonymns

b)

antonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

acronyms

e)

homophones

132.

In the first part of the following words, we can find the kinds of consonants that belong to Nasals.

a)

raise, tongue

b)

nose, light

c)

liquids, flow

d)

mango, nice

e)

lower, move

133.

1.Select the word which contains this stress pattern.

Oo

a)

today

b)

tomorrow

c)

Monday

134.

2.oO

a)

April

b)

seventy

c)

thirteen

135.

3.Ooo

a)

second

b)

saturday

c)

October

136.

4.oOo

a)

eleventh

b)

afternoon

c)

July

137.

6.Complete the sentence with the correct word. Take into account the stress pattern.

I´m going to have a party on................ (Ooo)

a)

July

b)

Saturday

c)

Monday

138.

7.I often sleep for an hour in the ..................(ooO)

a)

holiday

b)

day

c)

afternoon

139.

8.Listen and select the number you hear.

8.1 100 dollars! It only cost .......... last year!

a)

17

b)

70

140.

10.The maximum number of people is ..............

a)

15

b)

50

141.

___ ___ __l l

a)

tall

b)

mall

c)

hall

d)

wall

142.

I can __________.

a)

read

b)

run

c)

draw

d)

write

143.

We ___________ together.

a)

run

b)

play

c)

sing

d)

dance

144.

We ______________ together.

a)

read

b)

dance

c)

draw

d)

write

145.

We __________________ together.

a)

sing

b)

read

c)

run

d)

eat

146.

a)

I sit at the beach

b)

I sleep in my room.

c)

I eating lunch

d)

We running at the park.

147.

The _______ _______ on the ______

a)

mat , sat , cat.

b)

cat , sat , mat.

c)

hat , sat , mat

148.

The _____ is too _____.

a)

cat , fat

b)

rat , cat

c)

hat , cat

149.

The _______ _______ on the _______.

a)

rat , sat , hat

b)

mat , rat , sat

c)

hat , sat , rat

150.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

confident

b)

kind

c)

nice

d)

reliable

151.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

shy

b)

pretty

c)

curly

d)

pony

152.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

brother

b)

nose

c)

sofa

d)

poster

153.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

careful

b)

class

c)

city

d)

cupboard

154.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

elbow

b)

bowl

c)

blow

d)

cow

155.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

brilliant

b)

barbecue

c)

climbing

d)

neighbour

156.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

foot

b)

book

c)

food

d)

look

157.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

finger

b)

leg

c)

neck

d)

elbow

158.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

mouth

b)

house

c)

country

d)

about

159.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

sofa

b)

summer

c)

sugar

d)

sound

Phonetics

Total questions: 159

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

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