Pronunciation

10 Grade 7 English questions on Pronunciation, with worked marking schemes. 10 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

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   Which word is pronounced differently from the others?

   A. bear

   B. dear

   C. near

   D. hear

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2. Question 2

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   Which word has a silent letter?

   A. bring

   B. plan

   C. write

   D. stop

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3. Question 3

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   Which pair of words are homophones?

   A. we / be

   B. see / sea

   C. he / she

   D. go / do

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Which pair of words are homophones?

   A. pen / pan

   B. write / right

   C. cat / cut

   D. big / bag

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

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

   A. pace

   B. peace

   C. push

   D. piss

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   B. 'piece' and 'peace' share /iː/

6. Question 6

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   Which word has a silent letter?

   A. knife

   B. rest

   C. boat

   D. plan

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7. Question 7

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   Which word contains the /ŋ/ sound (as in "sing")?

   A. thin

   B. bank

   C. thanks

   D. them

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Which pair of words are homophones?

   A. sun / son

   B. flower / flour

   C. cat / bat

   D. house / mouse

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9. Question 9

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   Which word has a different vowel sound from the rest?

   A. meat

   B. heat

   C. great

   D. neat

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   C. 'great' = /eɪ/ vs /iː/ in others

10. Question 10

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    The word "read" in "I read a book yesterday" is pronounced like:

    A. rod

    B. raid

    C. red

    D. reed

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