- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonics B) phonetics C) diction D) elocution
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) phonetics B) phonics C) diction D) elocution
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics B) diction C) phonics D) elocution
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) making haste in your speech B) imitating native speakers C) watching English media D) listening to audio books
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English B) Perfect English and Imperfect English C) Static English and Dynamic English D) Local English and International 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) /aɪ/ B) /ay/ C) /eɪ/ D) /ey/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /iː/ B) /eː/ C) /ee/ D) /eiː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /dʒiː/ B) /jiː/ C) /giː/ D) /ʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/ B) /heɪtʆ/ C) /aɪʆ/ D) /aɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/ B) /juː/ C) /juw/ D) /uː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24 B) 20 C) 44 D) 12
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 24 B) 7 C) 20 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) inflection D) diphthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece B) bean C) sit D) amoeba
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart B) bed C) bury D) said
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl B) boat C) chauffeur D) robe
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe B) food C) cook D) moon
- 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) thing B) healthy C) Thomas D) bath
- 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) game B) gym C) fridge D) jet
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding B) gliding C) depending 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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