- 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) phonics
B) elocution
C) phonetics
D) diction
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) diction
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) phonetics
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media
B) listening to audio books
C) imitating native speakers
D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Static English and Dynamic English
C) Local English and International 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) intuited
B) rhotic
C) accentuated
D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/
B) /ay/
C) /aɪ/
D) /eɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/
B) /eː/
C) /iː/
D) /eiː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /jiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/
B) /eɪtʆ/
C) /aɪʆ/
D) /aɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/
B) /yuː/
C) /juw/
D) /uː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44
B) 12
C) 24
D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 12
B) 7
C) 20
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) intonation
B) diphthongs
C) inflection
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) bed
B) said
C) heart
D) bury
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) boat
B) chauffeur
C) robe
D) owl
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe
B) food
C) moon
D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) phone
B) laughter
C) of
D) future
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing
B) Thomas
C) healthy
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) jet
B) fridge
C) game
D) gym
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding
B) gliding
C) sliding
D) depending
- 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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