- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonetics
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonetics
C) phonics
D) elocution
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) diction
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books
B) watching English media
C) making haste in your speech
D) imitating native speakers
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English
B) Static English and Dynamic 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) rhotic
D) accentuated
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/
B) /aɪ/
C) /ay/
D) /ey/
- 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) /jiː/
B) /giː/
C) /ʒiː/
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) /yuː/
B) /uː/
C) /juː/
D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24
B) 20
C) 12
D) 44
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7
B) 24
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) monophthongs
D) inflection
- 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) bed
C) bury
D) heart
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl
B) chauffeur
C) boat
D) robe
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe
B) food
C) moon
D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future
B) phone
C) laughter
D) of
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) bath
C) thing
D) Thomas
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) although
B) leather
C) the
D) healthy
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym
B) jet
C) fridge
D) game
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) gliding
B) sliding
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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