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