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