- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) elocution
B) phonics
C) phonetics
D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonetics
C) elocution
D) phonics
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonics
B) diction
C) phonetics
D) elocution
- 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) Local English and International English
B) British English and American English
C) Static English and Dynamic 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) blended
C) accentuated
D) intuited
- 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) /eiː/
B) /eː/
C) /ee/
D) /iː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /jiː/
D) /ʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/
B) /eɪtʆ/
C) /aɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/
B) /juw/
C) /juː/
D) /uː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44
B) 24
C) 12
D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20
B) 12
C) 7
D) 24
- 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) bean
B) amoeba
C) piece
D) sit
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said
B) heart
C) bed
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) food
B) cook
C) moon
D) shoe
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) laughter
B) phone
C) future
D) of
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath
B) Thomas
C) healthy
D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the
B) healthy
C) although
D) leather
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge
B) gym
C) jet
D) game
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding
B) gliding
C) depending
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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