- 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) phonics B) elocution C) phonetics D) diction
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics B) elocution C) diction D) phonics
- 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) watching English media D) listening to audio books
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English B) Perfect English and Imperfect English C) British English and American 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) intuited B) accentuated C) rhotic D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/ B) /eɪ/ C) /ay/ D) /aɪ/
- 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) /dʒiː/ B) /ʒiː/ C) /jiː/ D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/ B) /heɪtʆ/ C) /aɪʆ/ D) /aɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /uː/ B) /yuː/ C) /juw/ D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44 B) 12 C) 24 D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20 B) 7 C) 12 D) 24
- 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) inflection C) intonation D) diphthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece B) sit C) amoeba D) bean
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart B) said C) bury D) bed
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur B) owl C) robe D) boat
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe B) food C) cook D) moon
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of B) laughter C) phone D) future
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath B) Thomas C) healthy D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) although B) healthy C) leather D) the
- 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) sliding B) finding C) depending 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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