A, Listening Test

Unit 3 Review

Listening Test: A Sounds

Listen to the words. Choose the A sound that you hear in each word.

1. Plausible
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

2. Range
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

3. Attention
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

4. Mishap
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

5. Attachment
a. Short A, Short A
b. Schwa, Long A
c. Schwa, Short A
d. Schwa, Schwa

6. Reprimand
a. A by N or M
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

7. Launch
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

8. Hassle
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

9. Half
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa
10. Automatic
a. Schwa, Short A
b. Schwa, Long A
c. Schwa, Schwa
d. Open A, Short A

11. Gauge
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

12. Master’s
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

13. Vague
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

14. Maintain
a. Schwa, Long A
b. Schwa, Schwa
c. Long A, Long A
d. Short A, Long A

15. Allocation
a. Short A, Long A
b. Short A, Schwa
c. Short A, Short A
d. Long A, Long A

16. Vary
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

17. Gregarious
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa

18. Marketing
a. Short A
b. Long A
c. Open A
d. Schwa
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answers: 1. c, 2. b, 3. d, 4. a, 5. c, 6. a, 7. c, 8. a, 9. a, 10. d, 11. b, 12. a, 13. b, 14. c, 15. a, 16. b, 17. b, 18. c

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