- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) elocution B) phonics C) phonetics D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) phonetics B) phonics C) diction D) elocution
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics B) diction C) phonics D) elocution
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books B) making haste in your speech 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) 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) rhotic B) blended C) accentuated D) intuited
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/ B) /ay/ C) /ey/ 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) /dʒiː/ D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/ B) /eɪtʆ/ C) /heɪtʆ/ D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /uː/ B) /yuː/ C) /juː/ D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44 B) 12 C) 24 D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7 B) 20 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) diphthongs B) inflection C) monophthongs D) intonation
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit B) bean C) amoeba D) piece
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bed B) said C) heart D) bury
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur B) owl C) boat D) robe
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) cook B) food C) moon D) shoe
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) laughter B) phone C) future D) of
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas B) thing C) bath D) healthy
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather B) the C) although D) healthy
- 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) depending C) finding 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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