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Section A: Vowel Sounds and Basic Transcription

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vowel sounds are produced without obstruction from the ______.

a)

neck area

b)

vocal cords

c)

mouth parts

2.

The short vowel sounds are produced within a ______.

a)

medium duration

b)

lunch duration

c)

shorter duration

3.

There are ______ long vowel sounds.

a)

two long sounds

b)

five long sounds

c)

one long sound

4.

Choose the correct phonetic transcription for the word green.

a)

grlin

b)

/gree:n/

c)

/gri:n/

5.

Which set shows a common spelling pattern for the long vowel sound /i:/?

a)

ee, ea, e

b)

a, ar, er

c)

oi, ou, au

6.

Which one of these is a long vowel symbol?

a)

a:

b)

f

c)

r

7.

Which word has the long vowel sound /aː/ as in car?

a)

Fit

b)

Fan

c)

Fin

d)

Far

8.

Choose the word that best represents the long vowel /iː/ sound.

a)

Feed

b)

Fed

c)

Fad

d)

Fan

9.

Which word is most likely transcribed with /aː/?

a)

Card

b)

Care

c)

Car

d)

Carry

10.

Pick the word that contains the long /iː/ sound like in tea.

a)

Green

b)

Grin

c)

Gran

d)

Grown

11.

Which spelling matches the sound /iː/ in a team of players?

a)

Tim

b)

Tem

c)

Tam

d)

Team

12.

Which word has the long /iː/ sound at the end?

a)

Toy

b)

Tie

c)

Tee

d)

Tea

13.

Which word includes the long vowel around /ɜː/ as in turn?

a)

Tern

b)

Turn

c)

Tarn

d)

Torn

14.

Select the word that contains the /ɜː/ sound like in purse.

a)

Purse

b)

Parse

c)

Press

d)

Price

15.

Which word is pronounced with the /ɜː/ sound in the middle?

a)

Bard

b)

Bird

c)

Beard

d)

Board

16.

Which transcription best matches the word far with a long sound?

a)

/fɑː/

b)

/fæ/

c)

/fɔ/

d)

/fɜː/

17.

Choose the correct transcription for tea using the long /iː/ vowel.

a)

/tɛ/

b)

/te/

c)

/tɪ/

d)

/tiː/

18.

Which is the correct transcription for bird using the long /ɜː/ vowel?

a)

/bæd/

b)

/biːd/

c)

/bɜːd/

d)

/boːd/

19.

Which word would NOT use the long /aː/ sound?

a)

Car

b)

Cash

c)

Glass

d)

Father

20.

Which word pair both contain the /iː/ sound?

a)

Green, team

b)

Green, tin

c)

Grin, team

d)

Grin, tin

21.

Which word shows the /ɜː/ sound like in dirt?

a)

Door

b)

Dear

c)

Dart

d)

Dirt

22.

The two types of greeting are

a)

Formal and informal greeting

b)

Partial and impartial greeting

c)

Solo and group greeting

d)

Circular greeting

23.

Which one of these is an example of a formal greeting?

a)

Heya

b)

Yo there

c)

Good morning

d)

What’s up

24.

Which pair correctly lists the two main types of greetings taught in class?

a)

Formal and informal

b)

Short and long

c)

Friendly and shy

d)

Quiet and loud

25.

You meet the school principal in the morning. Which greeting is most appropriate?

a)

Nice one, dude

b)

See you later

c)

Yo, what’s up

d)

Good morning, Principal

26.

You see your best friend at the park. Which greeting fits best?

a)

Good afternoon, sir

b)

Greetings, respected guest

c)

Hey there, buddy

d)

Pleased to meet you

27.

Which group shows only formal greetings?

a)

Hey friend; Hiya; Morning!

b)

Later; Catch you; Bye now

c)

Hiya; Yo; Sup there

d)

Good morning; Good afternoon; How do you do?

28.

Which group shows only informal greetings?

a)

Hello there; Good afternoon; Respectful greetings

b)

Greetings; Good day; Pleased to meet you

c)

Good evening; Welcome; How do you do?

d)

Hi; Hey; What’s up?

29.

Choose the greeting that could change from formal to informal by small wording changes. Which option shows a formal version first and then an informal version?

a)

Yo there → Good evening

b)

Good morning → Morning!

c)

Hey buddy → Dear Sir

d)

Sup? → How do you do?

30.

You are writing a thank-you note to a guest teacher. Which opening line is best?

a)

Hey there, what’s up

b)

Dear Madam, good afternoon

c)

Hiya! how’s it going

d)

Yo teacher, thanks