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.
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1 |
beat | bit, lead | lead |
Please sit in this seat. |
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2 |
beat | bait, pay | pea |
I hate this heat. |
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3 |
bet | bet, mean | men |
The step is steep. |
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4 |
bit | bait, give | gave |
The pill made her pale. |
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5 |
lid | led, left | lift |
He hid his head. |
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6 |
bag | bag, dish | dash |
Give the ham to him. |
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7 |
rib | rub, did | did |
That bug is big. |
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8 |
lace | less, gate | get |
Don't let them be late. |
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9 |
made | mad, past | past |
I hate this hat. |
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10 |
but | but, sum | same |
They run in the rain. |
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11 |
raid | road, cone | cane |
Please taste the toast. |
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12 |
head | had, mass | mess |
This bed is bad. |
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13 |
bled | blood, beg | beg |
A duck is on the deck. |
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14 |
leg | log, stop | step |
The rod was red. |
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15 |
tug | tug, cup | cap |
My hat is in that hut. |
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16 |
rack | rock, tap | top |
She sang a song. |
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17 |
hide | had, I'm | am |
Put back my bike. |
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18 |
done | done, suck | sock |
I hope that's not a nut. |
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19 |
stud | stood, put | put |
This book cost a buck. |
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20 |
rum | roam, nut | note |
He must have the most. |
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21 |
sun | sawn, boss | bus |
My gun is gone. |
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22 |
lock | look, would | would |
He put down the pot. |
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23 |
cot | cot, want | won't |
Who's got your goat? |
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24 |
cot | caught, are | are |
He taught the tot. |
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25 |
fond | found, are | hour |
Did Don fall down? |
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26 |
all | oil, saw | saw |
Can Roy eat it raw? |
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27 |
pull | pull, full | fool |
Please look at Luke. |
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28 |
hood | hoed, foal | full |
Please pull on the pole. |
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29 |
Joe | joy, toy | tow |
He told how they toiled. |
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30 |
mouse | mice, rise | rise |
He lied out loud. |
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31 |
bough | boy, soy | sow |
The owl likes oil. |
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32 |
coined | kind, tie | tie |
Point to the pint. |
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33 |
made | wade, dome | dough |
That wine is mine. |
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34 |
swims | sings, rang | ram |
He hangs the hams. |
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35 |
pace | base, ample | amble |
The pig is big. |
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36 |
pry | fry, stripe | stripe |
It won't fit in the pit. |
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37 |
dad | bad, buy | buy |
That tree's bark is dark. |
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38 |
wheel | heel, hop | whop |
Why say hi? |
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39 |
wear | where, which | witch |
I wish it wouldn't whish. |
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40 |
vet | vet, wow | vow |
My verse is worse. |
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41 |
wed | red, won | run |
Those reeds are weeds. |
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42 |
row | rogue, good | wood |
Don't get all wet. |
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43 |
fairy | vary, save | safe |
Our fan is in the van. |
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44 |
first | thirst, laugh | laugh |
That fin is thin. |
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45 |
fame | shame, lash | laugh |
That shine is fine. |
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46 |
sad | sad, miff | miss |
That slat is flat. |
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47 |
fat | hat, hill | hill |
Her hair is fair. |
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48 |
rove | robe, berry | very |
The vent is bent. |
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49 |
vine | thine, lithe | lithe |
Is that the vat? |
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50 |
veal | zeal, does | dove |
What grows in the grove? |
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51 |
theme | theme, debt | death |
Thanks for the tanks. |
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52 |
thorn | shorn, bash | bath |
The shrew is through. |
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53 |
thin | sin, kiss | kiss |
Being thin is no sin. |
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54 |
thy | thigh, teeth | teethe |
Sheathe it in a sheath. |
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55 |
die | die, lathe | laid |
I don't dare go there. |
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56 |
soothe | sues, then | zen |
He lays it on the lathe. |
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57 |
sane | sail, slob | snob |
Have you seen a seal? |
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58 |
gong | gong, bings | bins |
That thing is thin. |
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59 |
ate | ape, utter | upper |
Put the tile in the pile. |
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60 |
spite | spied, hit | hit |
Will she send one cent? |
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61 |
chalk | chalk, eat | each |
Its tip has a chip. |
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62 |
hair | head, reed | deed |
The ramp is damp. |
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63 |
bees | bees, zip | dip |
He made a maze. |
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64 |
page | paid, dust | just |
The jeep is in deep. |
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65 |
lack | rack, beer | bill |
There's a light on the right. |
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66 |
so | show, lash | lash |
The shoe fits Sue. |
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67 |
sip | zip, bus | buzz |
I will sue the zoo. |
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68 |
cheese | she's, crutch | crush |
Those sheep aren't cheap. |
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69 |
shade | shade, badge | bash |
Jack is in the shack. |
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70 |
fudge | fuzz, jig | zig |
He pays for each page. |
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71 |
jeer | cheer, singes | cinches |
The jeep is not cheap. |
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72 |
jack | yak, yacht | yacht |
Is the jet here yet? |
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73 |
hag | hang, wing | wing |
That log is long. |
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74 |
bug | buck, back | back |
The dog is on the dock. |
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