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