- 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Speaking B) phonetics C) phones D) Diction
- 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 5 B) 10 C) One D) Two
- 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Alphabet B) Ink C) Dots D) Slashes
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media B) listening to audio books C) imitating native speakers D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English B) Static English and Dynamic English C) Perfect English and Imperfect English D) British English and American English
- 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) accentuated B) intuited C) blended D) rhotic
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ay/ B) /eɪ/ C) /aɪ/ D) /ey/
- 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) /jiː/ B) /giː/ C) /ʒiː/ D) /dʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/ B) /heɪtʆ/ C) /eɪtʆ/ D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/ B) /juː/ C) /uː/ D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24 B) 44 C) 12 D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20 B) 12 C) 24 D) 7
- 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) inflection D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean B) sit C) piece D) amoeba
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury B) heart C) bed D) said
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) robe B) chauffeur C) boat D) owl
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon B) shoe C) cook D) food
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) phone B) future C) laughter D) of
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing B) bath C) healthy D) Thomas
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the B) healthy C) leather D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge B) game C) gym D) jet
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding B) finding C) gliding 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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