1. What is the difference between a consonant and a vowel sound?
A. Vowels are always stressed, consonants are not.
B. Consonants are longer sounds than vowels.
C. Vowels are produced with an open vocal tract, consonants with some obstruction.
D. Consonants are always voiceless, vowels are always voiced.
2. In which of these words is the `g` pronounced as /dʒ/ (like in `judge`)?
A. Give
B. Go
C. Gem
D. Great
3. Which of these words contains a triphthong?
A. Face
B. Choice
C. Power
D. Hour
4. Which of the following is NOT a function of sentence stress?
A. To highlight new information
B. To indicate grammatical word class
C. To express contrast
D. To show emphasis
5. What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?
A. Phonetics studies sounds in writing, phonology studies sounds in speech.
B. Phonetics studies the physical production of sounds, phonology studies the sound system of a language.
C. Phonetics is concerned with meaning, phonology is concerned with pronunciation.
D. Phonetics is practical, phonology is theoretical.
6. What is the phonetic symbol for the voiced `th` sound, as in `this`?
A. /θ/
B. /ð/
C. /s/
D. /z/
7. What is the typical word stress pattern for two-syllable nouns in English?
A. Stress on the second syllable
B. Stress on the first syllable
C. Equal stress on both syllables
D. No consistent pattern
8. In connected speech, what is `linking `r``?
A. Adding an `r` sound where there isn`t one in writing
B. Pronouncing `r` at the end of a word only when the next word starts with a vowel
C. Omitting `r` sounds in all contexts
D. Pronouncing `r` in all positions
9. What is the phonetic symbol for the `ng` sound in `sing`?
A. /n/
B. /m/
C. /ŋ/
D. /ɳ/
10. Identify the word where the underlined letters are pronounced as /ʃ/ (like in `ship`): `s**u**gar`, `m**u**sic`, `t**u**ne`, `fig**ur**e`
A. music
B. tune
C. sugar
D. figure
11. Which of the following pairs is a minimal pair?
A. Sun and Son
B. Ship and Sheep
C. Read (present) and Read (past)
D. Woman and Women
12. Which of these words has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to the others? `b**ea**t`, `s**ee**`, `m**e**t`, `tr**ee**`
A. beat
B. see
C. met
D. tree
13. What is the primary function of intonation in spoken English?
A. To indicate word stress
B. To separate words
C. To convey attitude and emotion
D. To mark grammatical boundaries
14. What is the term for the change in pronunciation of sounds when words are connected in speech?
A. Elision
B. Assimilation
C. Connected Speech
D. Intonation
15. Which of the following is an example of an intrusive `r`?
A. `Far away` pronounced with a linking `r`
B. `Idea of it` pronounced as `idea-r-of it`
C. `Better than` pronounced with a clear `r`
D. `Car park` pronounced with a clear `r`
16. Which of these words has a silent letter?
A. Bright
B. Knife
C. Clock
D. Strong
17. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. Ship
B. Tree
C. Cow
D. Bed
18. What is the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in the word `bird`?
A. /ɜː/
B. /ɪ/
C. /ə/
D. /e/
19. What is the function of weak forms in English?
A. To emphasize important words
B. To make speech faster and more fluent
C. To clarify grammatical structure
D. To add emotional content
20. In Received Pronunciation (RP), the `r` sound is typically not pronounced after a vowel at the end of a syllable. This is known as:
A. Linking `r`
B. Intrusive `r`
C. Non-rhoticity
D. Rhoticity
21. What is the primary difference between syllable-timed and stress-timed languages?
A. Syllable-timed languages have more syllables per minute.
B. Stress-timed languages have syllables of roughly equal length, while syllable-timed languages have stresses at roughly equal intervals.
C. Stress-timed languages have stressed syllables at roughly equal intervals, while syllable-timed languages have syllables of roughly equal length.
D. Syllable-timed languages are spoken faster than stress-timed languages.
22. The phonetic symbol /θ/ represents which sound?
A. The `th` in `this`
B. The `th` in `thin`
C. The `sh` in `ship`
D. The `ch` in `chair`
23. Which of these consonant sounds is voiceless?
A. /b/
B. /d/
C. /g/
D. /p/
24. What is the term for a group of words that are all pronounced with the same stress pattern?
A. Stress group
B. Rhythm group
C. Stress-timed rhythm
D. Syllable-timed rhythm
25. In the word `comfortable`, which syllable is often elided (omitted) in fast speech?
A. com-
B. -fort-
C. -tab-
D. -ble
26. Which of these consonant sounds is a fricative?
A. /t/
B. /k/
C. /s/
D. /b/
27. Which of the following words demonstrates assimilation in connected speech (where one sound becomes similar to a neighboring sound)?
A. `Cup of tea` pronounced as `cuppa tea`
B. `Handbag` pronounced as `hambag`
C. `Going to` pronounced as `gonna`
D. `Want to` pronounced as `wanna`
28. Which of these words is likely to have primary stress on the second syllable?
A. Table
B. Happy
C. Suggest
D. Window
29. Which phonetic process is involved when the /t/ in `winter` is often omitted in casual speech in some accents?
A. Assimilation
B. Elision
C. Intrusion
D. Linking
30. In the word `photographer`, which syllable is stressed?
A. pho-
B. -to-
C. -gra-
D. -pher
