- 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) phonics
B) elocution
C) phonetics
D) diction
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) diction
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media
B) imitating native speakers
C) listening to audio books
D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Perfect English and Imperfect English
B) British English and American 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) rhotic
B) intuited
C) blended
D) accentuated
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ay/
B) /aɪ/
C) /eɪ/
D) /ey/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/
B) /iː/
C) /eː/
D) /eiː/
- 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) /heɪtʆ/
B) /aɪtʆ/
C) /eɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/
B) /uː/
C) /juw/
D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44
B) 24
C) 20
D) 12
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7
B) 20
C) 12
D) 24
- 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) diphthongs
D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit
B) amoeba
C) piece
D) bean
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury
B) heart
C) bed
D) said
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl
B) chauffeur
C) boat
D) robe
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe
B) moon
C) cook
D) food
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of
B) laughter
C) future
D) phone
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) Thomas
C) bath
D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy
B) leather
C) the
D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym
B) game
C) jet
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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