1. Identify the word where the `g` is pronounced as /dʒ/.
A. give
B. go
C. giant
D. glass
2. Choose the word where the underlined `ea` is pronounced differently from the others.
A. bread
B. read (present tense)
C. head
D. dead
3. What is the difference between a vowel and a consonant sound?
A. Vowels are always stressed, consonants are not.
B. Vowels are produced with an open vocal tract, consonants with some obstruction.
C. Vowels are always long, consonants are always short.
D. Vowels are only found in the middle of words, consonants at the beginning and end.
4. What is the purpose of using phonetic transcription?
A. To make spelling more complicated.
B. To represent spoken sounds accurately, regardless of spelling.
C. To write in a secret code.
D. To learn grammar rules.
5. What is the typical pronunciation of the ending `-ed` in `walked`?
A. /ɪd/
B. /t/
C. /d/
D. Silent.
6. Which of the following is a plosive consonant sound?
A. /f/
B. /s/
C. /p/
D. /h/
7. What is connected speech in English phonetics?
A. Speaking very loudly and clearly.
B. Speaking slowly and deliberately.
C. The way sounds are linked together in fluent speech.
D. Speaking with a strong accent.
8. Which consonant sound is voiced?
A. /p/
B. /t/
C. /k/
D. /b/
9. Choose the word where the `th` is pronounced as /ð/ (voiced).
A. thin
B. think
C. this
D. path
10. What is a rising intonation typically used for in English?
A. Making statements.
B. Expressing surprise.
C. Asking questions (especially yes/no questions).
D. Showing certainty.
11. What is the difference between a monophthong and a diphthong?
A. Monophthongs are stressed, diphthongs are unstressed.
B. Monophthongs are single vowel sounds, diphthongs are combinations of two vowel sounds in one syllable.
C. Monophthongs are long vowels, diphthongs are short vowels.
D. Monophthongs are consonants, diphthongs are vowels.
12. Choose the word that has a different vowel sound than the others.
A. food
B. moon
C. book
D. blue
13. Which of these pairs demonstrates a difference in vowel length?
A. pen and pan
B. bit and beat
C. cat and bat
D. dog and bog
14. Which of these words has the stress on the second syllable?
A. `picture`
B. `garden`
C. `suggest`
D. `family`
15. Identify the word where the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. sing
B. kind
C. machine
D. fish
16. Identify the word with a silent letter.
A. strong
B. write
C. plane
D. clock
17. Which of the following describes the pronunciation of the vowel sound in `bird`?
A. Short vowel sound.
B. Long vowel sound.
C. Diphthong.
D. Schwa.
18. Identify the word with a weak form when spoken in a sentence.
A. TABLE
B. FOR
C. CHAIR
D. BOOK
19. What is the function of intonation in English?
A. To indicate the speed of speech.
B. To convey attitude, emotion, and grammatical structure.
C. To show the speaker`s geographical origin.
D. To emphasize individual words.
20. What is the primary function of stress in English words?
A. To indicate the grammatical tense of the word.
B. To differentiate between different parts of speech and meanings.
C. To show the emotional state of the speaker.
D. To separate syllables within a word.
21. What is elision in connected speech?
A. Adding extra sounds.
B. Changing vowel sounds.
C. Omitting sounds.
D. Speaking very slowly.
22. Which of the following is an example of assimilation in connected speech?
A. Saying `gonna` instead of `going to`.
B. Pronouncing `handbag` as `hambag`.
C. Adding a /j/ sound between `do` and `it`.
D. Dropping the /h/ in `him` in `tell him`.
23. In the phonetic transcription /ʃiːp/, what sound does /ʃ/ represent?
A. The `s` sound in `sun`.
B. The `ch` sound in `chair`.
C. The `sh` sound in `ship`.
D. The `th` sound in `thin`.
24. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. ship
B. tree
C. cow
D. bed
25. Identify the word that contains a consonant cluster at the beginning.
A. apple
B. street
C. ocean
D. easy
26. Identify the word that does NOT contain the schwa sound /ə/.
A. about
B. banana
C. computer
D. tree
27. What is a phoneme?
A. The written form of a sound.
B. The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning.
C. A group of letters that represent a sound.
D. The physical production of speech sounds.
28. What is the difference between `stress-timed` and `syllable-timed` languages?
A. Stress-timed languages have more syllables than syllable-timed languages.
B. Stress-timed languages have stressed syllables occurring at roughly equal intervals, syllable-timed languages have syllables of roughly equal length.
C. Stress-timed languages are spoken faster than syllable-timed languages.
D. Stress-timed languages use more intonation than syllable-timed languages.
29. What is linking `r` in connected speech?
A. Pronouncing `r` more strongly.
B. Adding an `r` sound where it is not written.
C. Pronouncing a written `r` between words when the next word starts with a vowel.
D. Making the `r` sound silent.
30. Choose the pair of words that are minimal pairs.
A. ship and sheep
B. pen and pencil
C. cat and kitten
D. dog and puppy
