- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction B) phonetics C) elocution D) phonics
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction B) elocution C) phonetics D) phonics
- 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) making haste in your speech B) imitating native speakers 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) Local English and International 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) /ey/ B) /ay/ C) /aɪ/ D) /eɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/ B) /iː/ 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) /aɪtʆ/ B) /aɪʆ/ C) /eɪtʆ/ D) /heɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juw/ B) /juː/ C) /yuː/ D) /uː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24 B) 20 C) 12 D) 44
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20 B) 24 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) diphthongs B) monophthongs C) intonation D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean B) amoeba C) piece D) sit
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said B) bed C) heart D) bury
- 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) shoe B) moon C) food D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future B) phone C) laughter D) of
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath B) healthy C) thing D) Thomas
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the B) healthy C) although D) leather
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) game B) jet C) fridge D) gym
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) depending B) gliding C) finding 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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