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