Đề thi, bài tập trắc nghiệm online Ngữ âm tiếng Anh thực hành – Đề 4

1. Which word has the stress on the third syllable?

A. understand

B. university

C. opportunity

D. computer

2. Which of the following is NOT a function of weak forms in English?

A. To make speech faster

B. To emphasize important words

C. To make speech clearer

D. To reduce stress on grammatical words

3. Identify the word that contains the vowel sound /ɔː/ as in 'thought'.

A. through

B. though

C. tough

D. thought

4. In connected speech, 'did you' often becomes 'didju'. This is an example of:

A. Elision

B. Intrusion

C. Juncture

D. Coalescence

5. Which of the following is a nasal consonant?

A. /l/

B. /r/

C. /n/

D. /w/

6. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?

A. ship

B. sheep

C. coin

D. slip

7. Which of these is a plosive consonant sound?

A. /s/

B. /f/

C. /p/

D. /m/

8. What is the phonetic transcription of the word 'through'?

A. /θruː/

B. /θrʌf/

C. /truː/

D. /θroʊ/

9. Which of the following words has the weakest vowel sound (schwa /ə/) in its stressed syllable?

A. about

B. apple

C. above

D. attend

10. Identify the word with the vowel sound /eə/ as in 'hair'.

A. here

B. hear

C. hare

D. hire

11. Which of the following pairs demonstrates contrastive stress?

A. 'record (noun) and re'cord (verb)

B. 'permit (noun) and per'mit (verb)

C. 'present (noun) and pre'sent (verb)

D. All of the above

12. What is the difference between the pronunciation of 'live' in 'I live here' and 'live broadcast'?

A. Different stress

B. Different vowel sound

C. Different consonant sound

D. No difference

13. Identify the word where the vowel sound is /uː/ as in 'goose'.

A. good

B. book

C. moon

D. look

14. What is the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in 'bird'?

A. /ɜː/

B. /ə/

C. /ʊ/

D. /ɔː/

15. What is the function of a falling intonation pattern in English?

A. To indicate a question

B. To express surprise

C. To signal the end of a statement

D. To show hesitation

16. In rapid speech, consonants like /t/ and /d/ can be dropped when they occur between two other consonants. This is known as:

A. Assimilation

B. Elision

C. Reduction

D. Intrusion

17. In connected speech, which of the following is an example of assimilation?

A. going to becoming gonna

B. want to becoming wanna

C. handbag pronounced as 'hambag'

D. dropping the 'g' in 'walking'

18. Which consonant sound is described as a voiced dental fricative?

A. /f/

B. /v/

C. /θ/

D. /ð/

19. What is the term for the study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and perception?

A. Phonology

B. Phonetics

C. Morphology

D. Syntax

20. Which of these words has a silent letter?

A. hour

B. house

C. horse

D. harm

21. Identify the word where the underlined letters are pronounced as /θ/ (as in 'thin').

A. this

B. though

C. think

D. they

22. In phonetics, what does the term 'voicing' refer to?

A. The loudness of a sound

B. The pitch of a sound

C. The vibration of the vocal cords during sound production

D. The clarity of a sound

23. Identify the word that does NOT contain the vowel sound /ɪ/ as in 'kit'.

A. bit

B. sit

C. seat

D. ship

24. What is the phonetic symbol for the 'ng' sound in 'sing'?

A. /n/

B. /m/

C. /ŋ/

D. /ɳ/

25. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?

A. photograph

B. photography

C. photographer

D. photo

26. Which of the following is a fricative consonant sound?

A. /b/

B. /t/

C. /s/

D. /m/

27. Identify the word where the 'ch' is pronounced differently from the 'ch' in 'chair'.

A. child

B. church

C. character

D. cheese

28. In which word is the vowel sound /ʌ/ (as in 'strut') used?

A. father

B. cup

C. car

D. card

29. What is the primary function of intonation in spoken English?

A. To indicate word stress

B. To convey grammatical structure

C. To express emotions and attitudes

D. To separate words

30. Identify the pair of words that are minimal pairs, differing by only one phoneme.

A. cat and bat

B. ship and sheep

C. pen and pin

D. fan and fun