- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) elocution
B) diction
C) phonics
D) phonetics
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) elocution
B) phonics
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) listening to audio books
B) imitating native speakers
C) watching English media
D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Local English and International English
C) Static English and Dynamic 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) blended
D) accentuated
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/
B) /aɪ/
C) /eɪ/
D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /ee/
C) /iː/
D) /eː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /dʒiː/
B) /jiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/
B) /aɪʆ/
C) /heɪtʆ/
D) /aɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /uː/
B) /juː/
C) /juw/
D) /yuː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44
B) 12
C) 20
D) 24
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 12
B) 20
C) 24
D) 7
- 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) intonation
D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba
B) piece
C) bean
D) sit
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury
B) said
C) bed
D) heart
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) robe
B) owl
C) chauffeur
D) boat
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) food
B) moon
C) cook
D) shoe
- 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) thing
B) bath
C) Thomas
D) healthy
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy
B) the
C) although
D) leather
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) game
B) fridge
C) jet
D) gym
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) depending
B) finding
C) sliding
D) gliding
- 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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