- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonics B) phonetics C) elocution D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) phonetics B) diction C) phonics D) elocution
- 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) imitating native speakers B) listening to audio books C) making haste in your speech D) watching English media
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English B) Perfect English and Imperfect English C) Static English and Dynamic 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) intuited B) accentuated C) blended D) rhotic
- 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) /eː/ B) /ee/ C) /iː/ D) /eiː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /dʒiː/ B) /giː/ C) /jiː/ D) /ʒiː/
- 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) /juw/ B) /yuː/ C) /uː/ D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12 B) 24 C) 20 D) 44
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7 B) 20 C) 24 D) 12
- 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) inflection B) diphthongs C) monophthongs D) intonation
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba B) piece C) sit D) bean
- 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) food D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of B) phone C) laughter D) future
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing B) bath C) Thomas D) healthy
- 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) game B) jet C) fridge D) gym
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding B) gliding C) finding D) depending
- 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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