- 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) phones B) Diction C) phonetics D) Speaking
- 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 10 B) Two C) One D) 5
- 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes B) Alphabet C) Ink D) Dots
- 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media B) imitating native speakers C) listening to audio books D) making haste in your speech
- 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English B) Perfect English and Imperfect English C) Local English and International 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) /eɪ/ D) /ay/
- 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /iː/ B) /ee/ C) /eː/ D) /eiː/
- 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) /eɪtʆ/ C) /aɪʆ/ D) /heɪtʆ/
- 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/ B) /uː/ C) /yuː/ D) /juw/
- 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12 B) 24 C) 44 D) 20
- 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20 B) 24 C) 12 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) intonation B) diphthongs C) monophthongs D) inflection
- 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba B) bean C) piece 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) robe B) owl C) boat D) chauffeur
- 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) food B) shoe C) moon D) cook
- 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future B) laughter C) of D) phone
- 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) although B) healthy C) leather D) the
- 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) game B) jet C) gym D) fridge
- 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding B) sliding C) gliding 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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