- 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) phonics
B) diction
C) elocution
D) phonetics
- 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) elocution
B) diction
C) phonetics
D) phonics
- 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) making haste in your speech
C) listening to audio books
D) watching English media
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Perfect English and Imperfect English
B) Static English and Dynamic English
C) Local English and International 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) accentuated
C) intuited
D) blended
- 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/
B) /ey/
C) /eɪ/
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) /jiː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /giː/
- 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/
B) /aɪtʆ/
C) /eɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/
B) /juw/
C) /uː/
D) /juː/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44
B) 20
C) 12
D) 24
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 24
B) 7
C) 20
D) 12
- 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) monophthongs
C) diphthongs
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) said
B) heart
C) bury
D) bed
- 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur
B) boat
C) owl
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) future
B) laughter
C) phone
D) of
- 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) the
B) healthy
C) leather
D) although
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge
B) game
C) gym
D) jet
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding
B) finding
C) depending
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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