1. Which of the following words has a silent letter?
A. Butter
B. Knife
C. Apple
D. Table
2. Which of the following words has a silent `b`?
A. Bomb
B. Bubble
C. Brave
D. Broom
3. Which of these words contains a short /ʊ/ sound (as in `book`)?
A. Boot
B. Blue
C. Bull
D. Bloom
4. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. Ship
B. Cat
C. Coin
D. Bed
5. What is the term for the process where sounds become more similar to neighboring sounds?
A. Elision
B. Assimilation
C. Intrusion
D. Reduction
6. In connected speech, what is elision?
A. The linking of two words together.
B. The omission of a sound or syllable.
C. The addition of a sound or syllable.
D. The change in stress pattern.
7. Which of the following words has a different stress pattern?
A. Comfortable
B. Interesting
C. Particular
D. Wonderful
8. What is the difference between a phoneme and an allophone?
A. A phoneme is a unit of meaning, while an allophone is a unit of sound.
B. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can change meaning, while an allophone is a variation of a phoneme.
C. A phoneme is a written symbol, while an allophone is a spoken sound.
D. A phoneme is a consonant, while an allophone is a vowel.
9. Which of the following is an example of linking `r`?
A. Car.
B. Far away.
C. Red.
D. Run.
10. Which of the following words has the /ʃ/ sound (as in `she`)?
A. Chair
B. Church
C. Machine
D. Catch
11. What is the difference between aspiration and non-aspiration of consonants?
A. Aspiration involves nasal airflow, while non-aspiration does not.
B. Aspiration involves a puff of air after the release of a consonant, while non-aspiration does not.
C. Aspiration involves lip rounding, while non-aspiration does not.
D. Aspiration involves vocal cord vibration, while non-aspiration does not.
12. Which of the following words demonstrates epenthesis?
A. Often
B. Strength
C. Athlete
D. Film
13. What is the primary difference between a fricative and an affricate consonant?
A. Fricatives are voiced, while affricates are voiceless.
B. Fricatives involve complete closure of the vocal tract, while affricates do not.
C. Fricatives involve continuous airflow, while affricates involve a stop followed by friction.
D. Fricatives are produced with the tongue, while affricates are produced with the lips.
14. Which of the following words contains a triphthong?
A. Sky
B. Fire
C. Boy
D. See
15. Which of these words has the stress on the second syllable?
A. President
B. Banana
C. Photograph
D. Computer
16. Which of the following is a common feature of connected speech?
A. Speaking very slowly and deliberately.
B. Clear pronunciation of every word.
C. Weakening of vowel sounds in unstressed syllables (schwa).
D. Exaggerated stress on all syllables.
17. Which of these words contains the /ʒ/ sound (as in `measure`)?
A. Vision
B. Mission
C. Ocean
D. Pressure
18. What is the phonetic transcription for the word `thought`?
A. /θɔːt/
B. /θʌt/
C. /θɒt/
D. /θoʊt/
19. Which of the following words has a different vowel sound from the others?
A. Meet
B. Meat
C. Mate
D. Beat
20. Which of the following describes the articulation of a plosive consonant?
A. Air is forced through a narrow channel, creating friction.
B. The vocal cords vibrate.
C. The airflow is completely stopped and then released.
D. Air flows through the nose.
21. What is the function of intonation in English?
A. To indicate the grammatical structure of a sentence.
B. To convey emotions and attitudes.
C. To identify the speaker`s regional accent.
D. To improve pronunciation accuracy.
22. Which of the following words is an example of assimilation?
A. Impossible
B. Unhappy
C. Incomplete
D. Illegible
23. In which of the following pairs do both words contain the same vowel sound?
A. Hat, Hate
B. See, Sea
C. Put, Cut
D. Now, Know
24. Which of the following is NOT a function of stress in English words?
A. To differentiate between nouns and verbs.
B. To indicate the importance of a word in a sentence.
C. To distinguish between different words.
D. To mark the end of a sentence.
25. Which of the following is a function word that is often reduced in connected speech?
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adjective
D. Preposition
26. Which of the following is a minimal pair?
A. Cat, Kitten
B. Dog, Log
C. Pen, Pin
D. Happy, Happiness
27. Which of the following words contains the /θ/ sound (as in `thin`)?
A. This
B. Though
C. Through
D. Thank
28. Which of the following words ends with a voiced consonant sound?
A. Duck
B. Map
C. Dog
D. Hat
29. Which word contains the /ɪ/ vowel sound as in `bit`?
A. Bike
B. Bean
C. Bin
D. Bait
30. Which word has the primary stress on the first syllable?
A. Suggest
B. Provide
C. Table
D. Support
