- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonetics B) phonics C) elocution D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) phonetics B) elocution C) diction D) phonics
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonics B) elocution C) phonetics D) diction
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books B) watching English media C) making haste in your speech D) imitating native speakers
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Perfect English and Imperfect English B) Local English and International English C) Static English and Dynamic 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) rhotic B) accentuated C) blended D) intuited
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/ B) /ay/ C) /eɪ/ D) /aɪ/
- 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) /dʒiː/ B) /giː/ C) /jiː/ D) /ʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/ B) /aɪʆ/ C) /heɪtʆ/ D) /eɪtʆ/
- 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) 20 C) 12 D) 24
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 12 B) 24 C) 7 D) 20
- 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) intonation D) monophthongs
- 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) bury C) said D) heart
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) robe B) owl C) boat D) chauffeur
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe B) moon C) cook D) food
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of B) laughter C) phone D) future
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing B) bath C) Thomas D) healthy
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the B) although C) leather D) healthy
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) jet B) game C) fridge D) gym
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) gliding B) depending C) finding D) sliding
- 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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