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