Pronunciation
9 Grade 8 English questions on Pronunciation, with worked marking schemes. 9 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
1 markWhich word has a silent "b"?
A. doubt
B. grab
C. about
D. absent
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1 markWhich word has a silent "k"?
A. knight
B. keen
C. kite
D. king
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1 markWhich pair are homophones?
A. fast / last
B. tall / ball
C. make / cake
D. allowed / aloud
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1 markWhich pair are homophones?
A. big / pig
B. cat / bat
C. sun / fun
D. their / there
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1 markWhich word has the same initial consonant cluster as "street"?
A. strap
B. reset
C. treat
D. steel
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1 markWhich word contains the /θ/ sound (as in "think")?
A. thought
B. this
C. though
D. there
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A. 'thought' /θɔːt/ has /θ/; 'this/though/there' have /ð/
Question 7
1 markWhich word has the same vowel sound as "flour"?
A. poor
B. pour
C. power
D. four
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C. 'flour' /flaʊər/ and 'power' /paʊər/ share /aʊ/
Question 8
1 markWhich word has a silent "g"?
A. gap
B. gnaw
C. go
D. gift
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1 markWhich word is pronounced differently?
A. threw
B. true
C. through
D. tough
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