Pronunciation

15 Grade 4 English questions on Pronunciation, with worked marking schemes. 15 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which word has a silent letter? "knee"

   A. k

   B. e

   C. n

   D. no silent letter

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Which word rhymes with "light"?

   A. lot

   B. lit

   C. night

   D. let

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Which word has the stress on the SECOND syllable?

   A. pencil

   B. arrive

   C. table

   D. garden

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   Marking scheme

   B. ar-RIVE — stress on second syllable

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   In the word "receive", the vowel sound /ee/ is spelt as:

   A. ea

   B. ei

   C. ee

   D. ie

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Which word has a silent letter?

   A. knee

   B. pen

   C. cat

   D. dog

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Which word begins with the same sound as "knife"?

   A. king

   B. know

   C. net

   D. nice

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   Marking scheme

   B. 'knife' starts with silent /k/; sounds like /n/, same as 'know'

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   How many syllables does "beautiful" have?

   A. two

   B. three

   C. four

   D. one

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8. Question 8

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   Which word rhymes with "bear"?

   A. bar

   B. bird

   C. hair

   D. beer

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Which word rhymes with "night"?

   A. light

   B. net

   C. neat

   D. not

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10. Question 10

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    Which word rhymes with "day"?

    A. dig

    B. dog

    C. play

    D. dip

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which pair of words rhyme?

    A. hand — head

    B. cat — cut

    C. book — boot

    D. rain — train

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Which word has the same beginning sound as "church"?

    A. girl

    B. school

    C. chair

    D. king

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    Marking scheme

    C. 'church' and 'chair' start with /ch/

13. Question 13

    1 mark

    Which word has a silent letter?

    A. knife

    B. lamp

    C. book

    D. desk

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    Which pair of words are homophones?

    A. sun — moon

    B. bear — hare

    C. cat — bat

    D. sea — see

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    Marking scheme

    D. 'sea' and 'see' sound the same = homophones

15. Question 15

    1 mark

    Which word has a silent letter?

    A. write

    B. lamp

    C. book

    D. desk

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