- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction B) elocution C) phonics 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) elocution B) phonetics C) diction D) phonics
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media B) making haste in your speech C) imitating native speakers D) listening to audio books
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English B) British English and American English C) Perfect English and Imperfect 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) accentuated B) intuited C) blended D) rhotic
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/ B) /ay/ C) /eɪ/ D) /ey/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /iː/ B) /ee/ C) /eː/ D) /eiː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/ B) /jiː/ C) /giː/ D) /dʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/ B) /heɪtʆ/ 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) 44 C) 12 D) 24
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7 B) 24 C) 20 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) inflection B) diphthongs C) monophthongs D) intonation
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit B) piece C) bean D) amoeba
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said B) heart C) bury D) bed
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) boat B) owl C) robe D) chauffeur
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) food B) cook C) shoe D) moon
- 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) bath C) thing D) healthy
- 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) game C) jet D) gym
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding B) gliding C) depending D) sliding
- 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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