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