Name or persona
You can write the name of a fictional persona. Your answers are saved on this device only.
A. Listen and write the word you hear
The assistant says one word from each pair. Write it (or circle it on paper).
| # | Pair | I heard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ship / sheep | |
| 2 | think / sink | |
| 3 | hair / air | |
| 4 | live / leave | |
| 5 | they / day | |
| 6 | heat / eat | |
| 7 | three / tree | |
| 8 | fit / feet |
B. Past endings: /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/?
Say each verb aloud, then write t, d or id.
| Verb | Sound |
|---|---|
| worked | |
| played | |
| wanted | |
| watched | |
| called | |
| needed | |
| laughed | |
| opened | |
| decided | |
| stopped |
C. The -s endings: /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/?
| Word | Sound |
|---|---|
| cats | |
| dogs | |
| buses | |
| helps | |
| plays | |
| watches | |
| books | |
| changes |
D. Word stress
Write the word with the stressed syllable in capital letters. Example: comPUter.
| Word | Stress |
|---|---|
| computer | |
| photograph | |
| photography | |
| information | |
| hotel | |
| develop | |
| problem | |
| mechanic |
E. Fill in the gaps
Our language assistant comes an English-speaking country. Every week we work in small groups and practise the of English. We our voices on a phone, then we and try again. Everyone has an , and that is fine: the goal is to be understood. When we don't understand, we : “Could you speak more , please?” At the end of the term, we prepare about the assistant's country.
F. Silent letters
Write the letter you do not pronounce.
| Word | Silent letter |
|---|---|
| knife | |
| listen | |
| Wednesday | |
| half | |
| hour | |
| write | |
| island | |
| climb |
G. Your turn to speak
Say these sentences to a partner, then write your own.