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