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