- 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Diction
B) phones
C) Speaking
D) phonetics
- 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 10
B) 5
C) Two
D) One
- 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes
B) Alphabet
C) Ink
D) Dots
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books
B) making haste in your speech
C) imitating native speakers
D) watching English media
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English
B) Static English and Dynamic English
C) British English and American 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) accentuated
B) rhotic
C) intuited
D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/
B) /ay/
C) /eɪ/
D) /ey/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /eː/
C) /ee/
D) /iː/
- 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) /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) /uː/
D) /yuː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12
B) 24
C) 44
D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7
B) 24
C) 20
D) 12
- 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) diphthongs
C) intonation
D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit
B) amoeba
C) piece
D) bean
- 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) boat
C) chauffeur
D) robe
- 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) future
B) phone
C) laughter
D) of
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath
B) healthy
C) Thomas
D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) although
B) leather
C) healthy
D) the
- 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) depending
B) gliding
C) finding
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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