- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) elocution
B) phonetics
C) phonics
D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) elocution
C) phonics
D) phonetics
- 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) imitating native speakers
B) listening to audio books
C) making haste in your speech
D) watching English media
- 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) blended
C) accentuated
D) rhotic
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/
B) /aɪ/
C) /ey/
D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /iː/
C) /eː/
D) /ee/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /ʒiː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /jiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪʆ/
B) /aɪtʆ/
C) /eɪtʆ/
D) /heɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juw/
B) /uː/
C) /juː/
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) 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) intonation
B) inflection
C) monophthongs
D) diphthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean
B) piece
C) amoeba
D) sit
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart
B) bed
C) bury
D) said
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur
B) boat
C) robe
D) owl
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) shoe
C) cook
D) food
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future
B) of
C) phone
D) laughter
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) thing
C) bath
D) Thomas
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather
B) the
C) healthy
D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge
B) jet
C) gym
D) game
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) depending
B) gliding
C) finding
D) sliding
- 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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