- 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) phonetics B) Speaking C) phones D) Diction
- 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 5 B) 10 C) Two D) One
- 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes B) Ink C) Dots D) Alphabet
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) imitating native speakers B) listening to audio books C) watching English media D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Static English and Dynamic English B) Local English and International 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) intuited B) accentuated C) rhotic D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/ B) /ey/ C) /ay/ D) /aɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/ B) /eiː/ C) /ee/ D) /iː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /jiː/ B) /ʒiː/ C) /giː/ D) /dʒiː/
- 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) /juw/ B) /uː/ C) /yuː/ D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24 B) 20 C) 44 D) 12
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20 B) 7 C) 24 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) intonation B) monophthongs C) diphthongs D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean B) amoeba C) piece D) sit
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said B) bed C) bury D) heart
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl B) chauffeur C) robe D) boat
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon B) food C) cook D) shoe
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future B) laughter 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) leather C) although D) the
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym B) jet C) fridge D) game
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) depending B) sliding 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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