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