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SECTION 1

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

1.     lynch
A. flee
B. dye
C. you
D. lick

2.     said
A. paid
B. paid
C. many
D. ham

3.     dance
A. dunce
B. aunt
C. friend
D. mace

4.     core
A. pole
B. cot
C. loud
D. saw

5.     nook
A. noon
B. poor
C. good
D. food

6.     doubt
A. nought
B. round
C. rough
D. drove

7.     hut
A. knob
B. rot
C. bought
D. tonne

8.     alert
A. pearl
B. percent
C. heart
D. check

9.     believe
A. lie
B. quay
C. lettuce
D. kick

10.  beauty
A. good
B. courier
C. put
D. few

11.  white
A. pair
B. hit
C. bye
D. writ

12.  here
A. chair
B. weird
C. care
D. pair

13.  soul
A. how
B. plough
C. boat
D. buoy

14.  boot
A. louse
B. bull
C. cook
D. ruse

15.  fall
A. power
B. dole
C. dawn
D. pull

SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

16.  order
A. another
B. made
C. wedge
D. flunked

17.  joy
A. ahoy
B. huge
C. you
D. bagged

18.  chunk
A. choir
B. chemise
C. matches
D. show

19.  pressure
A. sour
B. beige
C. wash
D. measure

20.  easy
A. loss
B. phase
C. curse
D. last

21.  method
A. brother
B. bathe
C. though
D. breathe

22.  reverse
A. aisle
B. debris
C. cast
D. boys

23.  gang
A. gene
B. gist
C. tag
D. merge

24.  supper
A. psychic
B. elephant
C. trip
D. psalm

25.  beige
A. gag
B. genre
C. gem
D. lough

26.  long
A. plunge
B. chunk
C. binge
D. dawn

27.  bask
A. slacks
B. basque
C. lacks
D. axed

28.  then
A. month
B. three
C. thunder
D. thus

29.  split
A. sprint
B. spilt
C. splendour
D. spill

30.  black
A. knead
B. know
C. scene
D. echo

SECTION 3

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.

31.  hatch
A. stash
B. match
C. chain
D. chat

32.  roam
A. come
B. done
C. home
D. from

33.  callow
A. colour
B. brow
C. allow
D. shallow

34.  fasted
A. instead
B. lasted
C. harvest
D. practised

35.  Lose

A.   Shoes

B.    Loose

C.    Dose

D.   Mouse

 

In each of the following questions, the main/primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters. From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress.

36. The main stress in the word “COMPUTER” falls on the second syllable.
A. COMputer
B. comPUTer
C. comPUter
D. comPuter

37. The main stress in the word “ACTIVITY” falls on the third syllable.
A. acTIVity
B. acTIvity
C. acTIVity
D. activITy

38. The main stress in the word “BEAUTIFUL” falls on the first syllable.
A. BEAUtiful
B. beauTIful
C. beauTIful
D. BEAutiful

39. The main stress in the word “IMPORTANT” falls on the second syllable.
A. imPORtant
B. imPORtant
C. IMportant
D. imPORtant

40. The main stress in the word “RELATIVE” falls on the first syllable.
A. RELative
B. reLAtive
C. reLative
D. relAtive

 

SECTION 7

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

41.  /a:/
A. pat
B. angry
C. lark
D. prank

42.  /A/
A. sport
B. coat
C. could
D. flood

43.  /au/
A. fraught
B. plough
C. fracas
D. bat

44.  /w/
A. wrought
B. wire
C. awe
D. know

45.  /t/
A. shock
B. botched
C. machine
D. machine

46.  /k/
A. champagne
B. knife
C. knit
D. chorus

47.  /ʊ/
A. pair
B. lure
C. lower
D. peer

48.  /θ/
A. thought
B. den
C. their
D. thank

49.  /z/
A. insist
B. persist
C. consist
D. resist

50.  /ʤ/
A. key
B. brief
C. guilt
D. seize

ANSWERS

1. lynch

A. flee – Vowel sound is /iː/ (as in “see”). This is not the same as the vowel sound in lynch (/ɪ/).

B. dye – Vowel sound is /aɪ/ (as in “my”). This is different from lynch’s /ɪ/.

C. you – Vowel sound is /juː/ (as in “you”). This is different from lynch’s /ɪ/.

D. lick – Vowel sound is /ɪ/ (as in “sit”). This matches the vowel sound in lynch.

Correct answer: D. lick

2. said

A. paid – Vowel sound is /eɪ/ (as in “pay”). This is not the same as said’s /ɛ/ (as in “bed”).

B. paid – Same explanation as A. Different vowel sound.

C. many – Vowel sound is /æ/ (as in “man”). This is different from said’s /ɛ/.

D. ham – Vowel sound is /æ/ (as in “man”). Different from said’s /ɛ/.

Correct answer: D. ham (Both said and ham share the /æ/ sound.)

3. dance

A. dunce – Vowel sound is /ʌ/ (as in “cup”). Different from dance’s /æ/.

B. aunt – Vowel sound is /æ/ (as in “cat”). This matches the vowel sound in dance.

C. friend – Vowel sound is /ɪ/ (as in “sit”). Different from dance’s /æ/.

D. mace – Vowel sound is /eɪ/ (as in “face”). Different from dance’s /æ/.

Correct answer: B. aunt

4. core

A. pole – Vowel sound is /əʊ/ (as in “go”). This is different from core’s /ɔː/.

B. cot – Vowel sound is /ɒ/ (as in “dog”). Different from core’s /ɔː/.

C. loud – Vowel sound is /aʊ/ (as in “out”). Different from core’s /ɔː/.

D. saw – Vowel sound is /ɔː/ (as in “law”). This matches the vowel sound in core.

Correct answer: D. saw

5. nook

A. noon – Vowel sound is /uː/ (as in “moon”). Different from nook’s /ʊ/.

B. poor – Vowel sound is /ʊə/ (as in “tour”). Different from nook’s /ʊ/.

C. good – Vowel sound is /ʊ/ (as in “book”). This matches the vowel sound in nook.

D. food – Vowel sound is /uː/ (as in “mood”). Different from nook’s /ʊ/.

Correct answer: C. good

6. doubt

A. nought – Vowel sound is /ɔː/ (as in “law”). Different from doubt’s /aʊ/.

B. round – Vowel sound is /aʊ/ (as in “out”). This matches the vowel sound in doubt.

C. rough – Vowel sound is /ʌ/ (as in “cup”). Different from doubt’s /aʊ/.

D. drove – Vowel sound is /əʊ/ (as in “go”). Different from doubt’s /aʊ/.

Correct answer: B. round

7. hut

A. knob – Vowel sound is /ɒ/ (as in “dog”). Different from hut’s /ʌ/.

B. rot – Vowel sound is /ɒ/ (as in “dog”). Different from hut’s /ʌ/.

C. bought – Vowel sound is /ɔː/ (as in “law”). Different from hut’s /ʌ/.

D. tonne – Vowel sound is /ʌ/ (as in “cup”). This matches the vowel sound in hut.

Correct answer: D. tonne

8. alert

A. pearl – Vowel sound is /ɜː/ (as in “bird”). Different from alert’s /ɛ/.

B. percent – Vowel sound is /ɛ/ (as in “bed”). This matches the vowel sound in alert.

C. heart – Vowel sound is /ɑː/ (as in “car”). Different from alert’s /ɛ/.

D. check – Vowel sound is /ɛ/ (as in “bed”). This matches the vowel sound in alert.

Correct answer: B. percent (Both alert and percent have the /ɛ/ sound.)

9. believe

A. lie – Vowel sound is /aɪ/ (as in “my”). Different from believe’s /ɪ/ (as in “sit”).

B. quay – Vowel sound is /iː/ (as in “sea”). Different from believe’s /ɪ/.

C. lettuce – Vowel sound is /ɛ/ (as in “let”). Different from believe’s /ɪ/.

D. kick – Vowel sound is /ɪ/ (as in “sit”). This matches the vowel sound in believe.

Correct answer: D. kick

10. beauty

A. good – Vowel sound is /ʊ/ (as in “book”). Different from beauty’s /juː/ (as in “cute”).

B. courier – Vowel sound is /ʊ/ (as in “tour”). Different from beauty’s /juː/.

C. put – Vowel sound is /ʊ/ (as in “book”). Different from beauty’s /juː/.

D. few – Vowel sound is /juː/ (as in “cute”). This matches the vowel sound in beauty.

Correct answer: D. few

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