- 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) elocution D) phonics
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics B) elocution C) diction D) phonics
- 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) 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) accentuated B) intuited C) rhotic D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/ B) /ey/ C) /eɪ/ D) /ay/
- 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) /ʒiː/ B) /dʒiː/ C) /giː/ D) /jiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/ B) /eɪtʆ/ C) /aɪtʆ/ D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/ B) /uː/ C) /juw/ D) /yuː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 20 B) 12 C) 24 D) 44
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 12 B) 7 C) 20 D) 24
- 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) monophthongs B) inflection C) intonation D) diphthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece B) sit C) amoeba 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) owl B) chauffeur C) robe D) boat
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) food B) shoe C) moon D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) phone B) of C) future D) laughter
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas B) healthy C) bath D) thing
- 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) fridge B) jet C) game D) gym
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding B) finding C) depending D) gliding
- 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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