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