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