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