BBC Learning English Pronunciation tips Quiz 5 Level: Easy / medium

BBC Learning English Pronunciation tips Quiz 5 Level: Easy / medium

1.

Write the correct transcriptions under each image. There is one you don’t need.

a) /ʧɪəz/ b) /ʧeə/ c) /ʧiːz/ d) /ʧɪn/

e) /ʧeɪn/

2.

Which phrase is this? /haʊˈmʌʧɪzɪt/

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3.

Listen to the recording. You will hear two words. Are they the same or different?

a) same b) different

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4.

Listen to the recording. How many words are in the phrase that you hear?

a) 4 b) 5 c) 6

5.

Which word is different?

a) thing b) other

c) brother d) these

6.

Write the correct transcriptions under each image. There is one you don’t need.

a) /hʌt/

b) /hiːt/ c) /hɪt/ d) /heɪt/ e) /hæt/

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7.

Which word is this? /ˈɪntəvjuː/

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8.

Listen to the recording. Which word do you hear?

a) fast b) first c) feast

9.

Listen to the recording. How many words are in the sentence that you hear?

a) 5 b) 6 c) 7

10.

Which word is different?

a) laugh b) cough

c) enough d) although

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Pronunciation Quiz 5 – Answers

1.

Write the correct transcriptions under each image. There is one you don’t need.

a) /ʧɪəz/

/ʧɪn/ - chin

2.

/ʧeə/ - chair

/ʧeɪn/ - chain

/ʧiːz/ - cheese

Which phrase is this? /haʊˈmʌʧɪzɪt/

How much is it?

3.

Listen to the recording. You will hear two words. Are they the same or different?

a) same b) different – You heard the words ‘Peach’ /piːʧ/ and ‘Beach’ /biːʧ/

4.

Listen to the recording. How many words are in the phrase that you hear?

a) 4 b) 5 – The phrase you heard was “When can we meet again?” c) 6

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5.

Which word is different?

a) thing - /θɪŋ/ b) other - /ˈʌðə/ c) brother - /brˈʌðə/ d) these - /ðiːz/ Thing is the different as ‘th’ is pronounced /θ/. In the other words ‘th’ is pronounced /ð/.

6.

Write the correct transcriptions under each image. There is one you don’t need

d) /heɪt/ - height

/hiːt/ - heat

7.

/hʌt/ - hut

/hæt/ - hat

/hɪt/ - hit

Which word is this? /ˈɪntəvjuː/

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8.

Listen to the recording. Which word do you hear?

a) fast - /fɑːst/ b) first - /fɜːst/ - This is the word you heard c) feast - /fiːst/

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9.

Listen to the recording. How many words are in the sentence that you hear?

a) 4 b) 5

c) 6 - The sentence you heard was “Is there a message for me?”

10.

Which word is different?

a) laugh - /lɑːf/

b) cough - /kɒf/ c) enough - /ɪˈnʌf/ d) although - /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ Although is different as it ends with the vowel sound /əʊ/. The other words end with the consonant sound /f/.

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