1. What is linking in connected speech?
A. The process of omitting sounds between words.
B. The process of changing sounds within words.
C. The way sounds are joined together between words in fluent speech.
D. The process of adding extra syllables to words.
2. Which of these consonant sounds is voiceless?
A. /b/
B. /d/
C. /g/
D. /p/
3. Identify the sentence where the main stress is likely to fall on the word `TEA`.
A. I drink coffee and tea.
B. Would you like tea or coffee?
C. She made some tea.
D. Tea is my favourite drink.
4. Which of the following is NOT a function of sentence stress?
A. Highlighting important words.
B. Changing the grammatical structure.
C. Contrasting information.
D. Focusing attention.
5. Identify the word with a silent letter.
A. plane
B. knife
C. grape
D. blue
6. Identify the word where the stress is on the second syllable.
A. photograph
B. banana
C. table
D. computer
7. Which of these sentences demonstrates correct sentence stress to emphasize `yesterday`?
A. I went to the park yesterday.
B. I WENT to the park yesterday.
C. I went to the PARK yesterday.
D. I went to the park YESTERDAY.
8. In Received Pronunciation, the `r` sound is typically not pronounced at the end of a syllable unless it is followed by a vowel sound. This is known as:
A. Linking `r`
B. Intrusive `r`
C. Non-rhoticity
D. Elision
9. What is the phonetic symbol for the `sh` sound as in `ship`?
A. /s/
B. /ʃ/
C. /ʒ/
D. /θ/
10. In connected speech, what is assimilation?
A. The omission of a sound in a word.
B. The joining of two words without changing their sounds.
C. When a sound changes to become more like a neighboring sound.
D. The addition of an extra sound between two words.
11. What is the function of weak forms in English?
A. To emphasize important words in a sentence.
B. To make unstressed syllables clearer.
C. To reduce stress on grammatical words in connected speech.
D. To create a formal tone in speaking.
12. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. ship
B. tree
C. cow
D. bed
13. What is the difference between aspiration and unaspiration in phonetics?
A. Aspiration refers to voiced sounds, while unaspiration refers to voiceless sounds.
B. Aspiration is the puff of air following the release of a voiceless stop consonant, unaspiration lacks this puff of air.
C. Aspiration is related to vowels, unaspiration to consonants.
D. There is no difference; they are the same phonetic phenomenon.
14. In the word `comfortable`, which syllable is typically stressed in American English?
A. First syllable
B. Second syllable
C. Third syllable
D. Last syllable
15. What is a minimal pair in phonetics?
A. Two words with completely different sounds and meanings.
B. Two words that rhyme with each other.
C. Two words that differ in only one phoneme and have different meanings.
D. Two words that have the same number of syllables.
16. Identify the word where the `ea` is pronounced differently from the others.
A. br**ea**d
B. h**ea**d
C. t**ea**
D. d**ea**d
17. What is the primary function of intonation in English?
A. To indicate the grammatical structure of a sentence.
B. To express emotions and attitudes.
C. To separate words from each other.
D. To make speech louder or softer.
18. Which of the following describes the pronunciation of the `-ed` ending in `walked`?
A. /ɪd/
B. /t/
C. /d/
D. Silent
19. Which word has the strongest stress on the FIRST syllable?
A. suggest
B. permit
C. enter
D. support
20. Which of these words has the vowel sound /ʊ/ as in `book`?
A. boot
B. moon
C. put
D. food
21. What is elision in connected speech?
A. The addition of a sound between words.
B. The change of a sound to become similar to a neighboring sound.
C. The omission of a sound in connected speech.
D. The strengthening of a vowel sound.
22. Identify the pair of words that are NOT minimal pairs.
A. pen - pan
B. sheep - ship
C. sun - son
D. chair - chairs
23. Which of these words has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to the others?
A. b**ea**t
B. s**ee**
C. f**ie**ld
D. tr**ee**
24. Which word demonstrates the `th` sound as /ð/ (voiced)?
A. thin
B. thought
C. this
D. thick
25. What is the purpose of using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
A. To teach English grammar.
B. To provide a unique symbol for each speech sound, regardless of spelling.
C. To make spelling in English more consistent.
D. To simplify English vocabulary.
26. In which of the following words is the `g` pronounced as /dʒ/?
A. give
B. go
C. giant
D. great
27. What is the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in the word `bird`?
A. /ɜː/
B. /ɪ/
C. /ʊ/
D. /ɔː/
28. Identify the word that does NOT contain a consonant cluster at the beginning.
A. street
B. blue
C. spring
D. apple
29. Which of the following words ends with a voiced consonant sound?
A. cat
B. bus
C. dog
D. ship
30. What is the difference between a monophthong and a diphthong?
A. A monophthong is a single vowel sound, while a diphthong is a combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable.
B. A monophthong is a short vowel sound, while a diphthong is a long vowel sound.
C. A monophthong is a stressed vowel sound, while a diphthong is an unstressed vowel sound.
D. There is no significant difference between them; the terms are interchangeable.
