- 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) elocution
C) phonetics
D) phonics
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books
B) imitating native speakers
C) making haste in your speech
D) watching English media
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Static English and Dynamic English
C) Perfect English and Imperfect 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) rhotic
C) blended
D) intuited
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/
B) /ay/
C) /aɪ/
D) /ey/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /iː/
C) /ee/
D) /eː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/
B) /jiː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/
B) /aɪtʆ/
C) /eɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/
B) /juː/
C) /juw/
D) /uː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12
B) 44
C) 20
D) 24
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 12
B) 7
C) 20
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) intonation
C) inflection
D) diphthongs
- 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) bed
B) heart
C) said
D) bury
- 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) shoe
B) cook
C) moon
D) food
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) laughter
B) future
C) of
D) phone
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath
B) Thomas
C) thing
D) healthy
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy
B) the
C) leather
D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym
B) game
C) jet
D) fridge
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding
B) depending
C) sliding
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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