Pronunciation
8 Grade 9 English questions on Pronunciation, with worked marking schemes. 8 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
1 markWhich pair are homophones?
A. accept / except
B. all of the above
C. affect / effect
D. principal / principle
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1 markWhich pair are homophones?
A. accept / except
B. all of the above
C. complement / compliment
D. stationary / stationery
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1 markWhich word has a silent "p"?
A. plant
B. put
C. paper
D. psychology
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1 markWhich of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
A. The thunder crashed and roared.
B. She is as fast as lightning.
C. Life is a journey.
D. The moon was a ghostly galleon.
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A. onomatopoeia = words that imitate sounds (crashed, roared)
Question 5
1 markWhich word has a silent "t"?
A. tiger
B. table
C. listen
D. time
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1 markThe word "colonel" is pronounced like:
A. colonial
B. corner
C. kernel
D. coronal
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1 markWhich pair demonstrates minimal pairs (words that differ by only ONE sound)?
A. cat — bat
B. cat — catch
C. cat — cats
D. A and B
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A. 'cat' /kæt/ and 'bat' /bæt/ differ only in initial consonant
Question 8
1 markWhich sentence contains a word with the /dʒ/ sound (as in "jump")?
A. church
B. thin
C. shop
D. giant
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