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