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