- 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) phonetics B) phones C) Diction D) Speaking
- 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) Ink B) Slashes C) Alphabet D) Dots
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) making haste in your speech B) listening to audio books C) watching English media D) imitating native speakers
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English B) Static English and Dynamic English C) Perfect English and Imperfect 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) intuited B) blended C) accentuated D) rhotic
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/ B) /ay/ C) /eɪ/ 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) /giː/ C) /jiː/ D) /dʒiː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/ B) /aɪtʆ/ C) /heɪtʆ/ D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juw/ B) /yuː/ C) /uː/ D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44 B) 20 C) 24 D) 12
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7 B) 12 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) inflection B) diphthongs C) monophthongs D) intonation
- 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) bed B) heart C) bury D) said
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) robe B) chauffeur C) boat 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) phone C) of D) laughter
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas B) bath C) healthy D) thing
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the B) leather C) healthy D) although
- 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) depending B) sliding C) finding 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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