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