Pronunciation

12 Grade 5 English questions on Pronunciation, with worked marking schemes. 12 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which word pair are homophones?

   A. bear — bare

   B. cat — bat

   C. sun — son

   D. A and C

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   D. 'bear/bare' and 'sun/son' are both homophone pairs

2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Which word rhymes with "light"?

   A. late

   B. list

   C. lift

   D. might

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Which word has a different vowel sound from the others?

   A. beat

   B. great

   C. seat

   D. meat

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Which word has a silent letter?

   A. write

   B. chair

   C. book

   D. desk

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Which pair of words rhyme?

   A. said — paid

   B. house — mouse

   C. love — move

   D. food — good

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Which word has a short vowel sound?

   A. kite

   B. hope

   C. cup

   D. cake

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Which word has the stress on the second syllable?

   A. begin

   B. pencil

   C. table

   D. garden

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

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

   A. pin

   B. fan

   C. pen

   D. fine

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   D. 'phone' and 'fine' both begin with /f/ sound

9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Which word has the stress on the FIRST syllable?

   A. police

   B. table

   C. arrive

   D. machine

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Which word has the same vowel sound as "boat"?

    A. note

    B. book

    C. foot

    D. put

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which word is pronounced differently from the others?

    A. thought

    B. though

    C. thorough

    D. through

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Which word is stressed differently from the others?

    A. phoTOGraphy

    B. phоTOgrapher

    C. PHOtograph

    D. B and C

    (1 mark)

    Marking scheme

    C. PHOtograph has stress on first syllable; photographer/photography on second

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