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