- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) elocution
C) phonetics
D) phonics
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) phonics
B) phonetics
C) diction
D) elocution
- 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) listening to audio books
B) making haste in your speech
C) watching English media
D) imitating native speakers
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English
B) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) British English and American 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) rhotic
B) intuited
C) accentuated
D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/
B) /ey/
C) /ay/
D) /aɪ/
- 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) /ʒiː/
B) /giː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /jiː/
- 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) /juː/
B) /uː/
C) /yuː/
D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 20
B) 24
C) 12
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) intonation
B) monophthongs
C) inflection
D) diphthongs
- 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) bury
C) heart
D) bed
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl
B) robe
C) boat
D) chauffeur
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) food
C) cook
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) healthy
B) thing
C) Thomas
D) bath
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the
B) leather
C) although
D) healthy
- 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) sliding
B) depending
C) gliding
D) finding
- 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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