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