- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) elocution
C) phonetics
D) phonics
- 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) phonetics
B) phonics
C) diction
D) elocution
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) imitating native speakers
B) listening to audio books
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) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) Static English and Dynamic 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) blended
B) rhotic
C) intuited
D) accentuated
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/
B) /ey/
C) /ay/
D) /aɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/
B) /eː/
C) /iː/
D) /eiː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/
B) /giː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /jiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/
B) /aɪʆ/
C) /heɪtʆ/
D) /eɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/
B) /juw/
C) /uː/
D) /yuː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24
B) 12
C) 44
D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20
B) 12
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) intonation
C) inflection
D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece
B) bean
C) sit
D) amoeba
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury
B) bed
C) said
D) heart
- 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) moon
B) food
C) shoe
D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future
B) laughter
C) of
D) phone
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) Thomas
C) thing
D) bath
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy
B) leather
C) although
D) the
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) game
B) jet
C) gym
D) fridge
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding
B) gliding
C) depending
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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