- 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Speaking B) Diction C) phonetics D) phones
- 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 5 B) One C) 10 D) Two
- 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes B) Dots C) Alphabet D) Ink
- 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) Local English and International English B) British English and American 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) rhotic B) blended C) accentuated D) intuited
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/ B) /ey/ C) /ay/ D) /eɪ/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/ B) /eː/ C) /iː/ D) /ee/
- 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) /aɪtʆ/ B) /aɪʆ/ C) /eɪtʆ/ D) /heɪtʆ/
- 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) 44 B) 12 C) 20 D) 24
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7 B) 20 C) 24 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) inflection B) diphthongs C) intonation D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit B) piece C) bean D) amoeba
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart B) bed C) said D) bury
- 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) shoe B) cook C) moon D) food
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) laughter B) phone C) future D) of
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath B) thing C) healthy D) Thomas
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy B) leather C) the D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym B) fridge C) jet D) game
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) gliding B) depending 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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