- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction B) elocution C) phonetics D) phonics
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction B) phonetics C) phonics D) elocution
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonics B) elocution C) phonetics D) diction
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) making haste in your speech B) imitating native speakers C) watching English media D) listening to audio books
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English B) Local English and International English C) Perfect English and Imperfect English D) Static English and Dynamic English
- 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) rhotic B) intuited C) blended D) accentuated
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/ B) /ey/ C) /ay/ D) /aɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/ B) /ee/ C) /iː/ D) /eiː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /dʒiː/ B) /jiː/ C) /ʒiː/ D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/ B) /eɪtʆ/ C) /aɪʆ/ D) /aɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juw/ B) /juː/ C) /uː/ D) /yuː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24 B) 12 C) 44 D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20 B) 24 C) 12 D) 7
- 14. There are ___ consonant sounds in spoken English. Type the answer in figures only.
- 15. The vowel sounds that give single qualities when they are articulated are known as ______.
A) intonation B) inflection C) diphthongs D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba B) bean C) piece D) sit
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart B) bed C) said D) bury
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl B) boat C) chauffeur D) robe
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) food B) cook C) moon D) shoe
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) laughter B) future C) of D) phone
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas B) thing C) bath D) healthy
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather B) the C) although D) healthy
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge B) game C) gym D) jet
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) gliding B) depending C) sliding D) finding
- 25. Which of the following is the correct stress pattern for the word 'opportunity'?
A) opportuniTY B) opPORtunity C) opporTUnity D) OPportunity
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