1. What is the term for the process of making a following sound voiced because of a preceding voiced sound?
A. Assimilation
B. Devoicing
C. Voicing assimilation
D. Elision
2. What is the `schwa` sound represented by the phonetic symbol /ə/?
A. A long vowel sound
B. A stressed vowel sound
C. The most common weak vowel sound in English
D. A consonant sound
3. What is the difference between the vowel sounds in `sheep` and `ship`?
A. Only the lip rounding
B. Only the tongue position
C. Both tongue position and vowel length
D. There is no difference
4. Which of these words has primary stress on the third syllable?
A. Understand
B. Photograph
C. Wonderful
D. Interesting
5. Which of the following pairs is a minimal pair?
A. Sun and Moon
B. Cat and Cats
C. Bit and Beat
D. Happy and Unhappy
6. Which consonant sound is voiceless?
A. /b/
B. /d/
C. /g/
D. /p/
7. What is the difference in pronunciation between `weather` and `whether`?
A. Stress pattern
B. Vowel sound in the first syllable
C. Consonant sound at the beginning
D. There is no difference
8. What is the function of linking `r` in connected speech?
A. To emphasize the `r` sound
B. To avoid pronouncing `r` at the end of words
C. To link a word ending in `r` to a following vowel sound
D. To separate words ending in `r`
9. Which of the following words has the stress on the second syllable?
A. Apple
B. Banana
C. Table
D. Pencil
10. What is the phonetic symbol for the `ng` sound in `sing`?
A. /n/
B. /m/
C. /ŋ/
D. /ɡ/
11. Identify the word that contains the diphthong /ɔɪ/ as in `boy`.
A. Boat
B. Buy
C. Boy
D. Bear
12. What is the phonetic symbol for the `th` sound in `think`?
A. /ð/
B. /θ/
C. /t/
D. /d/
13. In connected speech, what is `elision`?
A. Adding extra sounds between words
B. Joining words together smoothly
C. Omission of a sound (usually a consonant) in connected speech
D. Changing the stress pattern of words
14. What is the weak form of the word `to` in the sentence `I want to go`?
A. /tuː/
B. /tə/
C. /tʊ/
D. /toʊ/
15. In the word `photograph`, which syllable is stressed?
A. First syllable (pho-)
B. Second syllable (-to-)
C. Third syllable (-graph)
D. None of the above
16. Which of the following words contains a diphthong (a vowel sound with two parts)?
A. Ship
B. Tree
C. Cow
D. Bed
17. Which of the following consonant sounds is a nasal?
A. /s/
B. /l/
C. /m/
D. /h/
18. In which of the following sentences is `have` likely to be pronounced in its weak form?
A. `I have finished my work.`
B. `You have to listen carefully.`
C. `Have you seen this movie?`
D. `I have a question.`
19. Identify the word with the vowel sound /ʌ/ as in `cup`.
A. Cut
B. Coat
C. Cute
D. Caught
20. Which of these consonant pairs are both fricatives?
A. /p/ and /b/
B. /t/ and /d/
C. /f/ and /v/
D. /m/ and /n/
21. Which of the following is a voiced consonant?
A. /f/
B. /s/
C. /v/
D. /θ/
22. Identify the word that contains the vowel sound /ɜː/ (as in `nurse`).
A. Fur
B. Food
C. Foot
D. Few
23. What is the primary function of intonation in spoken English?
A. To indicate word stress
B. To separate words from each other
C. To convey attitude and emotion
D. To make speech louder
24. Identify the word with the vowel sound /eɪ/ as in `face`.
A. Fed
B. Feed
C. Fate
D. Fit
25. What is the term for the consonant sounds /p/, /t/, and /k/?
A. Fricatives
B. Plosives (or Stops)
C. Nasals
D. Approximants
26. What is the phenomenon of `intrusion` in connected speech?
A. Sounds disappearing
B. Sounds changing
C. Sounds being added at word boundaries
D. Word stress shifting
27. What is assimilation in connected speech?
A. Adding a sound between two words
B. Making sounds clearer
C. A sound becoming more like a neighboring sound
D. Removing a sound from a word
28. Which of these words has a silent letter?
A. Chair
B. Knife
C. Book
D. Pen
29. Which word contains the vowel sound /ɔː/ as in `thought`?
A. Through
B. Though
C. Threw
D. Thigh
30. In the word `comfortable`, how many syllables are typically pronounced in British English?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
