- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonetics
B) elocution
C) phonics
D) diction
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonics
C) phonetics
D) elocution
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonics
B) phonetics
C) diction
D) elocution
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books
B) watching English media
C) making haste in your speech
D) imitating native speakers
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Static English and Dynamic English
B) British English and American English
C) Perfect English and Imperfect 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) rhotic
B) accentuated
C) blended
D) intuited
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/
B) /ay/
C) /eɪ/
D) /aɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/
B) /eiː/
C) /eː/
D) /iː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /jiː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/
B) /heɪtʆ/
C) /aɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /uː/
B) /juː/
C) /yuː/
D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24
B) 20
C) 44
D) 12
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7
B) 12
C) 24
D) 20
- 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) monophthongs
B) intonation
C) inflection
D) diphthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba
B) sit
C) piece
D) bean
- 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) boat
B) robe
C) owl
D) chauffeur
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) food
C) cook
D) shoe
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of
B) future
C) phone
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) the
C) although
D) healthy
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym
B) fridge
C) jet
D) game
- 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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