Pronunciation Diagnostic Test

To test listening discrimination, say the pairs, one at a time. Student indicates whether the words are the same or different. Teacher notes items missed.

To test pronunciation, model the sentences, one at a time. Student repeats. Listen only for errors on the sound being tested.

Pairs

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1

beat | bit, lead | lead

Please sit in this seat.

2

beat | bait, pay | pea

I hate this heat.

3

bet | bet, mean | men

The step is steep.

4

bit | bait, give | gave

The pill made her pale.

5

lid | led, left | lift

He hid his head.

6

bag | bag, dish | dash

Give the ham to him.

7

rib | rub, did | did

That bug is big.

8

lace | less, gate | get

Don't let them be late.

9

made | mad, past | past

I hate this hat.

10

but | but, sum | same

They run in the rain.

11

raid | road, cone | cane

Please taste the toast.

12

head | had, mass | mess

This bed is bad.

13

bled | blood, beg | beg

A duck is on the deck.

14

leg | log, stop | step

The rod was red.

15

tug | tug, cup | cap

My hat is in that hut.

16

rack | rock, tap | top

She sang a song.

17

hide | had, I'm | am

Put back my bike.

18

done | done, suck | sock

I hope that's not a nut.

19

stud | stood, put | put

This book cost a buck.

20

rum | roam, nut | note

He must have the most.

21

sun | sawn, boss | bus

My gun is gone.

22

lock | look, would | would

He put down the pot.

23

cot | cot, want | won't

Who's got your goat?

24

cot | caught, are | are

He taught the tot.

25

fond | found, are | hour

Did Don fall down?

26

all | oil, saw | saw

Can Roy eat it raw?

27

pull | pull, full | fool

Please look at Luke.

28

hood | hoed, foal | full

Please pull on the pole.

29

Joe | joy, toy | tow

He told how they toiled.

30

mouse | mice, rise | rise

He lied out loud.

31

bough | boy, soy | sow

The owl likes oil.

32

coined | kind, tie | tie

Point to the pint.

33

made | wade, dome | dough

That wine is mine.

34

swims | sings, rang | ram

He hangs the hams.

35

pace | base, ample | amble

The pig is big.

36

pry | fry, stripe | stripe

It won't fit in the pit.

37

dad | bad, buy | buy

That tree's bark is dark.

38

wheel | heel, hop | whop

Why say hi?

39

wear | where, which | witch

I wish it wouldn't whish.

40

vet | vet, wow | vow

My verse is worse.

41

wed | red, won | run

Those reeds are weeds.

42

row | rogue, good | wood

Don't get all wet.

43

fairy | vary, save | safe

Our fan is in the van.

44

first | thirst, laugh | laugh

That fin is thin.

45

fame | shame, lash | laugh

That shine is fine.

46

sad | sad, miff | miss

That slat is flat.

47

fat | hat, hill | hill

Her hair is fair.

48

rove | robe, berry | very

The vent is bent.

49

vine | thine, lithe | lithe

Is that the vat?

50

veal | zeal, does | dove

What grows in the grove?

51

theme | theme, debt | death

Thanks for the tanks.

52

thorn | shorn, bash | bath

The shrew is through.

53

thin | sin, kiss | kiss

Being thin is no sin.

54

thy | thigh, teeth | teethe

Sheathe it in a sheath.

55

die | die, lathe | laid

I don't dare go there.

56

soothe | sues, then | zen

He lays it on the lathe.

57

sane | sail, slob | snob

Have you seen a seal?

58

gong | gong, bings | bins

That thing is thin.

59

ate | ape, utter | upper

Put the tile in the pile.

60

spite | spied, hit | hit

Will she send one cent?

61

chalk | chalk, eat | each

Its tip has a chip.

62

hair | head, reed | deed

The ramp is damp.

63

bees | bees, zip | dip

He made a maze.

64

page | paid, dust | just

The jeep is in deep.

65

lack | rack, beer | bill

There's a light on the right.

66

so | show, lash | lash

The shoe fits Sue.

67

sip | zip, bus | buzz

I will sue the zoo.

68

cheese | she's, crutch | crush

Those sheep aren't cheap.

69

shade | shade, badge | bash

Jack is in the shack.

70

fudge | fuzz, jig | zig

He pays for each page.

71

jeer | cheer, singes | cinches

The jeep is not cheap.

72

jack | yak, yacht | yacht

Is the jet here yet?

73

hag | hang, wing | wing

That log is long.

74

bug | buck, back | back

The dog is on the dock.

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