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