- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonetics
B) elocution
C) diction
D) phonics
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) phonetics
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) diction
B) phonics
C) phonetics
D) elocution
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books
B) imitating native speakers
C) watching English media
D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) Local English and International English
D) Static English and Dynamic English
- 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) blended
B) accentuated
C) rhotic
D) intuited
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/
B) /eɪ/
C) /ey/
D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /ee/
C) /iː/
D) /eː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /jiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /dʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/
B) /aɪʆ/
C) /heɪtʆ/
D) /aɪtʆ/
- 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) 20
B) 44
C) 12
D) 24
- 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) monophthongs
C) intonation
D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean
B) sit
C) piece
D) amoeba
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said
B) bury
C) bed
D) heart
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur
B) robe
C) owl
D) boat
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe
B) cook
C) food
D) moon
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of
B) future
C) laughter
D) phone
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing
B) bath
C) healthy
D) Thomas
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) although
B) leather
C) healthy
D) the
- 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) 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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