- 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) Two
B) One
C) 10
D) 5
- 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes
B) Alphabet
C) Dots
D) Ink
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) listening to audio books
B) watching English media
C) making haste in your speech
D) imitating native speakers
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Static English and Dynamic English
B) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) Local English and International 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) rhotic
B) intuited
C) accentuated
D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/
B) /aɪ/
C) /eɪ/
D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/
B) /eiː/
C) /ee/
D) /iː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /jiː/
D) /giː/
- 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) /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) 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) monophthongs
B) diphthongs
C) intonation
D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba
B) sit
C) piece
D) bean
- 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) robe
B) boat
C) chauffeur
D) owl
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) shoe
C) food
D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of
B) future
C) laughter
D) phone
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath
B) Thomas
C) thing
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) fridge
D) jet
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) depending
B) sliding
C) gliding
D) finding
- 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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