- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction B) phonics C) elocution D) phonetics
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) elocution B) diction C) phonics D) phonetics
- 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) watching English media B) listening to audio books C) making haste in your speech D) imitating native speakers
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English B) Static English and Dynamic English C) Perfect English and Imperfect English D) British English and American English
- 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) blended B) accentuated C) intuited D) rhotic
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/ B) /eɪ/ C) /aɪ/ D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/ B) /eiː/ C) /iː/ D) /ee/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/ B) /jiː/ C) /dʒiː/ D) /ʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪʆ/ B) /heɪtʆ/ C) /aɪtʆ/ D) /eɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/ B) /juw/ C) /uː/ D) /yuː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 20 B) 24 C) 12 D) 44
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 24 B) 20 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) inflection B) monophthongs C) diphthongs D) intonation
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean B) piece C) sit 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) chauffeur B) owl C) boat D) robe
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon B) cook C) food D) shoe
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of B) phone C) laughter D) future
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy B) Thomas C) thing D) bath
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the B) although C) healthy D) leather
- 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) depending B) finding 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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