- 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) phonics
B) phonetics
C) elocution
D) diction
- 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) 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) Static English and Dynamic English
B) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) British English and American 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) accentuated
B) rhotic
C) intuited
D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ay/
B) /ey/
C) /eɪ/
D) /aɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /eː/
C) /iː/
D) /ee/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /dʒiː/
B) /ʒiː/
C) /giː/
D) /jiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/
B) /eɪtʆ/
C) /aɪʆ/
D) /heɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /uː/
B) /juː/
C) /juw/
D) /yuː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12
B) 44
C) 24
D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 24
B) 20
C) 12
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) diphthongs
B) intonation
C) inflection
D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece
B) sit
C) amoeba
D) bean
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said
B) bed
C) heart
D) bury
- 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) 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) laughter
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) leather
B) healthy
C) although
D) the
- 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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