- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonetics
B) diction
C) phonics
D) elocution
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) elocution
C) phonetics
D) phonics
- 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) diction
B) elocution
C) phonetics
D) phonics
- 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) imitating native speakers
D) listening to audio books
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Perfect English and Imperfect English
B) British English and American 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) blended
B) intuited
C) rhotic
D) accentuated
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/
B) /eɪ/
C) /aɪ/
D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /ee/
C) /eː/
D) /iː/
- 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/
B) /jiː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/
B) /eɪtʆ/
C) /aɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /uː/
B) /juw/
C) /yuː/
D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24
B) 12
C) 20
D) 44
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 24
B) 7
C) 12
D) 20
- 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) diphthongs
B) inflection
C) intonation
D) monophthongs
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit
B) bean
C) amoeba
D) piece
- 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury
B) said
C) heart
D) bed
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl
B) chauffeur
C) robe
D) boat
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe
B) moon
C) food
D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of
B) laughter
C) phone
D) future
- 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) Thomas
C) thing
D) bath
- 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the
B) leather
C) although
D) healthy
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) jet
B) gym
C) fridge
D) game
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding
B) gliding
C) sliding
D) depending
- 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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