- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonics
B) diction
C) phonetics
D) elocution
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) phonetics
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics
B) diction
C) phonics
D) elocution
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books
B) imitating native speakers
C) making haste in your speech
D) watching English media
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Local English and International English
C) Static English and Dynamic English
D) Perfect English and Imperfect English
- 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) intuited
B) rhotic
C) accentuated
D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/
B) /ey/
C) /ay/
D) /aɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /iː/
C) /ee/
D) /eː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /jiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /dʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/
B) /aɪʆ/
C) /heɪtʆ/
D) /aɪtʆ/
- 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) 24
B) 20
C) 12
D) 44
- 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) intonation
B) monophthongs
C) diphthongs
D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit
B) bean
C) amoeba
D) piece
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart
B) bury
C) bed
D) said
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) robe
B) chauffeur
C) owl
D) boat
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) cook
C) food
D) shoe
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future
B) laughter
C) of
D) phone
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) bath
C) Thomas
D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) although
B) leather
C) the
D) healthy
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) jet
B) game
C) gym
D) fridge
- 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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