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