- 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Speaking B) phonetics C) Diction D) phones
- 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 5 B) One C) Two D) 10
- 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes B) Ink C) Alphabet D) Dots
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media B) listening to audio books C) imitating native speakers D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Perfect English and Imperfect English B) British English and American English C) Local English and International 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) /eɪ/ B) /ay/ C) /aɪ/ D) /ey/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/ B) /eː/ C) /ee/ D) /iː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/ B) /giː/ C) /jiː/ D) /dʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/ B) /aɪʆ/ C) /aɪtʆ/ D) /eɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/ B) /yuː/ C) /uː/ D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44 B) 24 C) 12 D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7 B) 12 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) inflection B) monophthongs C) diphthongs D) intonation
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean B) sit C) piece D) amoeba
- 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) boat B) chauffeur C) robe D) owl
- 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) of B) phone C) future D) laughter
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas B) healthy C) bath D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy B) leather C) the D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) jet B) gym C) game D) fridge
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding B) sliding 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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