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