- 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) elocution
B) phonetics
C) phonics
D) diction
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) elocution
B) phonetics
C) phonics
D) diction
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media
B) imitating native speakers
C) listening to audio books
D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Static English and Dynamic English
B) Local English and International 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) blended
B) intuited
C) accentuated
D) rhotic
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/
B) /eɪ/
C) /ay/
D) /aɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/
B) /eiː/
C) /iː/
D) /eː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/
B) /jiː/
C) /giː/
D) /dʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/
B) /heɪtʆ/
C) /aɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/
B) /juw/
C) /uː/
D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 20
B) 12
C) 44
D) 24
- 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) diphthongs
B) monophthongs
C) intonation
D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba
B) piece
C) bean
D) sit
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bed
B) said
C) heart
D) bury
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl
B) boat
C) robe
D) chauffeur
- 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) of
B) future
C) phone
D) laughter
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath
B) thing
C) Thomas
D) healthy
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather
B) although
C) the
D) healthy
- 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) gliding
B) sliding
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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