- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) elocution B) phonetics C) phonics D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction B) elocution C) phonics D) phonetics
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) diction B) elocution C) phonetics D) phonics
- 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) Local English and International English B) British English and American English C) Static English and Dynamic English D) Perfect English and Imperfect English
- 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) accentuated B) rhotic C) blended D) intuited
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/ B) /aɪ/ C) /ey/ D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /iː/ B) /eiː/ C) /ee/ D) /eː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/ B) /ʒiː/ C) /dʒiː/ D) /jiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/ B) /aɪtʆ/ C) /eɪtʆ/ D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/ B) /uː/ C) /juː/ D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24 B) 20 C) 44 D) 12
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 24 B) 7 C) 12 D) 20
- 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) bean B) amoeba C) sit D) piece
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said B) bury C) heart D) bed
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur B) boat C) robe D) owl
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon B) cook C) shoe 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) healthy B) thing C) bath D) Thomas
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather B) the C) healthy D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym B) game C) jet D) fridge
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) gliding B) sliding 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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