1. Which of these words contains a triphthong?
A. Price
B. Flower
C. Face
D. Choice
2. Which of the following words is an example of a content word that typically receives stress in a sentence?
A. The
B. And
C. Beautiful
D. Is
3. Which of the following is an example of elision in connected speech?
A. Saying `want to` as `wanna`
B. The /t/ in `butter` becoming a flap /ɾ/
C. The /d/ sound being dropped in `old man`
D. Linking the /r/ in `car` to the vowel in `and`
4. Which of the following words is likely to have a weak form in connected speech?
A. Table
B. From
C. Beautiful
D. Quickly
5. In connected speech, which of the following is an example of assimilation?
A. Saying `going to` as `gonna`
B. The /t/ in `cat` becoming aspirated
C. The /n/ in `ten` becoming dental before /θ/ in `tenth`
D. Adding a /w/ sound between `go` and `away`
6. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct sentence stress to emphasize `yesterday`?
A. I went to the park YESTERDAY.
B. I YESTERDAY went to the park.
C. YESTERDAY I went to the park.
D. I went YESTERDAY to the park.
7. What is the function of intonation in spoken English?
A. To identify individual sounds
B. To indicate word stress
C. To convey attitude and grammatical structure
D. To ensure correct spelling
8. Identify the word where `ea` is pronounced as /e/ (as in `bed`).
A. Sea
B. Meat
C. Bread
D. Bean
9. In which situation is it most appropriate to use a rising intonation?
A. Making a statement
B. Asking a wh-question (e.g., `What?`, `Where?`)
C. Asking a yes/no question
D. Expressing strong disagreement
10. Which word has the vowel sound /aɪ/ as in `price`?
A. Father
B. High
C. Hot
D. Hate
11. Identify the word where the underlined part is pronounced as /θ/ (as in `thin`).
A. These
B. Brother
C. Think
D. Smooth
12. What is the term for the linking of a consonant sound at the end of one word to a vowel sound at the beginning of the next word?
A. Assimilation
B. Elision
C. Liaison
D. Reduction
13. What is the primary stress pattern in the word `photography`?
A. First syllable stress
B. Second syllable stress
C. Third syllable stress
D. Fourth syllable stress
14. Choose the word where the `s` ending is pronounced as /z/.
A. Cats
B. Books
C. Dogs
D. Laughs
15. What is the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in `bird`?
A. /ɜː/
B. /ɪ/
C. /æ/
D. /ə/
16. What is the phonetic transcription for the word `though`?
A. /θoʊ/
B. /ðoʊ/
C. /θuː/
D. /ðuː/
17. Identify the minimal pair from the following options.
A. Ship and Sheep
B. Think and Thought
C. Sun and Son
D. Read (present) and Read (past)
18. Which of these words has a silent letter?
A. Ghost
B. Laugh
C. Know
D. Phone
19. In connected speech, what happens to the /t/ sound in `next door` in American English?
A. It remains a clear /t/ sound.
B. It becomes aspirated.
C. It is often flapped to /ɾ/.
D. It is completely elided.
20. In the word `comfortable`, which syllable receives the primary stress?
A. First syllable
B. Second syllable
C. Third syllable
D. Fourth syllable
21. What is the difference between aspiration and unaspiration of consonant sounds in English?
A. Aspiration involves nasal airflow, unaspiration does not.
B. Aspiration is the burst of air after certain voiceless stops, unaspiration lacks this burst.
C. Aspiration is related to vowel length, unaspiration to vowel shortness.
D. Aspiration indicates stress, unaspiration indicates lack of stress.
22. What is the term for the process where sounds become more distinct from each other?
A. Assimilation
B. Elision
C. Coalescence
D. Dissimilation
23. Which of the following sentences is likely to have a falling intonation pattern at the end?
A. Are you coming?
B. What time is it?
C. I`m going to the store.
D. Really?
24. In Received Pronunciation (RP), how is the `r` sound typically pronounced after a vowel in words like `car` or `better`?
A. Always pronounced strongly.
B. Pronounced only before a vowel sound.
C. Always silent.
D. Pronounced as a flap /ɾ/.
25. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. Ship
B. Tree
C. Boy
D. Bus
26. Identify the word where the vowel sound is /ʊ/ (as in `put`).
A. Food
B. Boot
C. Good
D. Blue
27. What is the phonetic symbol for the consonant sound in `judge`?
A. /dʒ/
B. /ʒ/
C. /j/
D. /ɡ/
28. Which of these pairs of words demonstrates contrastive stress (stress difference changes meaning)?
A. Record (noun) and Record (verb)
B. Present (noun) and Present (verb)
C. Increase (noun) and Increase (verb)
D. All of the above
29. Identify the word that does NOT contain a voiced consonant sound.
A. Bag
B. Fan
C. Sit
D. Zoo
30. Which of the following describes the function of the schwa /ə/ in English?
A. It is always stressed.
B. It only occurs at the end of words.
C. It is the most common unstressed vowel sound.
D. It is only found in formal speech.
