Pronunciation

1. Pronunciation 1
Self-Assessment Quiz 5
Contrastive Words
Name: ___________________________ Date: _______________
, Transcriptions
Instructions. Carefully pay attention to how the following words are
pronounced. Transcribe them on the space provided on your answer sheet.
01. pot /__________ /
02. mass /__________ /
03. men /__________ /
04. mop /__________ /
05. cat /__________ /
06. wren /__________ /
07. sod /__________ /
08. cab /__________ /
, Dictation
Instructions. In this second exercise you are presented with 10 sets of words
which only differ in the vowel sound. Circle the word you hear for each pair
on your answer sheet.
01. sang / song
02. impossible /
impassable
03. had / hod
04. tang / tong
05. add / odd
06. jab / job
07. gnat / not
08. rat / rot
09. lag / log
10. bag / bog

2. , Dictation
Instructions. In this third exercise you will be dictated 12 words. Write them
down on the blanks provided on your answer sheet.
01. _______________
02. _______________
03. _______________
04. _______________
05. _______________
06. _______________
07. _______________
08. _______________
09. _______________
10. _______________
11. _______________
12. _______________
, Dictation
Instructions. In this last exercise for this self-assessment quiz, four sentences
will be dictated for you. Write all sentences down in the blanks provided
below.
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________