- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonics
C) phonetics
D) elocution
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) phonetics
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) diction
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics
B) elocution
C) phonics
D) diction
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) imitating native speakers
B) making haste in your speech
C) watching English media
D) listening to audio books
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English
B) British English and American English
C) Perfect English and Imperfect English
D) Static English and Dynamic English
- 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) rhotic
B) accentuated
C) intuited
D) blended
- 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) /eiː/
B) /iː/
C) /ee/
D) /eː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /dʒiː/
B) /ʒiː/
C) /jiː/
D) /giː/
- 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) /uː/
C) /juw/
D) /juː/
- 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) 24
D) 7
- 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) diphthongs
C) intonation
D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba
B) piece
C) sit
D) bean
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury
B) heart
C) bed
D) said
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl
B) chauffeur
C) boat
D) robe
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) cook
B) shoe
C) food
D) moon
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) phone
B) future
C) of
D) laughter
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas
B) healthy
C) bath
D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) although
B) healthy
C) leather
D) the
- 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) depending
B) gliding
C) sliding
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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