1. What is the difference between a voiced and a voiceless consonant?
A. Voiced consonants are produced with the vocal cords vibrating, while voiceless consonants are not.
B. Voiced consonants are only found at the beginning of words, while voiceless consonants are only found at the end.
C. Voiced consonants are always longer than voiceless consonants.
D. Voiced consonants are produced with the mouth closed, while voiceless consonants are produced with the mouth open.
2. Which of the following words is an example of epenthesis?
A. Film pronounced as `fil-um`
B. Car pronounced as `cah`
C. Strength pronounced as `strenth`
D. Knife pronounced as `nife`
3. What is connected speech?
A. Speaking very formally and carefully.
B. Speaking with a very loud voice.
C. The way sounds are joined together in a continuous flow when speaking.
D. Speaking with a lot of pauses and hesitations.
4. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. Strength
B. Through
C. Coin
D. Bread
5. Which of the following words has the vowel sound /ʊ/ as in `foot`?
A. Boot
B. Food
C. Put
D. Cute
6. What is the difference between strong and weak forms of function words (e.g., `a`, `the`, `to`)?
A. Strong forms are used in formal speech, while weak forms are used in informal speech.
B. Strong forms are always stressed, while weak forms are usually unstressed and often have a schwa vowel.
C. Strong forms are longer in duration than weak forms.
D. Strong forms have a different meaning than weak forms.
7. What is the difference between a syllable-timed language and a stress-timed language?
A. Syllable-timed languages have syllables of equal length, while stress-timed languages have stressed syllables occurring at regular intervals.
B. Syllable-timed languages are spoken more quickly than stress-timed languages.
C. Syllable-timed languages are easier to learn than stress-timed languages.
D. Syllable-timed languages have more vowels than stress-timed languages.
8. What is the primary function of stress in English words?
A. To make the word easier to spell.
B. To indicate the grammatical function of the word.
C. To emphasize a particular syllable, making the word easier to understand.
D. To change the meaning of the word.
9. Which of the following words contains a consonant cluster at the beginning?
A. Apple
B. Street
C. Open
D. Under
10. Which of the following words has a different final consonant sound than the others?
A. Dog
B. Log
C. Kiss
D. Hug
11. What is the difference between Received Pronunciation (RP) and General American (GA) accent?
A. RP is spoken only in America, while GA is spoken only in Britain.
B. RP is a non-rhotic accent, while GA is typically rhotic.
C. RP is spoken with a higher pitch than GA.
D. There is no difference between RP and GA.
12. What is the function of intonation in English?
A. To make speech louder.
B. To convey grammatical information only.
C. To convey meaning and attitude through pitch variations.
D. To separate words from each other.
13. Which of the following words has a different vowel sound than the others?
A. Meet
B. Meat
C. Mate
D. Beat
14. What is the difference between a phoneme and an allophone?
A. A phoneme is a language, while an allophone is a dialect.
B. A phoneme is a basic unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word, while an allophone is a variation of a phoneme that doesn`t change the meaning.
C. A phoneme is a written symbol, while an allophone is a spoken sound.
D. A phoneme is only used in formal speech, while an allophone is used in informal speech.
15. Which of the following words contains a labiodental fricative?
A. Hat
B. Pen
C. Van
D. Tea
16. Which of the following phonetic symbols represents a voiced `th` sound as in `this`?
A. /θ/
B. /ð/
C. /t/
D. /d/
17. Which of the following words has a silent letter?
A. Bridge
B. Knife
C. Table
D. Chair
18. What is the effect of the `h-dropping` phenomenon in some English dialects?
A. It makes speech sound more formal.
B. It involves omitting the /h/ sound at the beginning of words.
C. It involves adding an /h/ sound to words that don`t normally have one.
D. It changes the meaning of words.
19. What is the function of contrastive stress?
A. To emphasize the most important word in a sentence.
B. To make speech sound more polite.
C. To highlight a word that contradicts a previous statement or assumption.
D. To indicate a question.
20. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct stress for emphasis?
A. I saw HIM yesterday.
B. I SAW him yesterday.
C. I saw him YESTERDAY.
D. I saw him yesterday.
21. Which of the following is an example of assimilation in connected speech?
A. Saying `going to` instead of `gonna`.
B. Saying `handbag` as `hambag`.
C. Saying `did you` as `did ya`.
D. Saying `cup of tea` very slowly and clearly.
22. What is elision in phonetics?
A. The addition of a sound to a word.
B. The omission of a sound or syllable in a word.
C. The change of a vowel sound to a consonant sound.
D. The change of a consonant sound to a vowel sound.
23. Which of the following words is a minimal pair with the word `ship`?
A. Sheep
B. Boat
C. Chair
D. House
24. Which of the following is an example of linking `r` in connected speech?
A. Saying `car` very slowly.
B. Saying `car is` with a clear /r/ sound connecting the two words.
C. Not pronouncing the `r` in `car`.
D. Pronouncing `car` with a strong emphasis on the vowel.
25. What is the purpose of using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
A. To make it easier to learn how to spell words.
B. To provide a unique symbol for each speech sound, allowing for consistent transcription.
C. To make it easier to understand grammar rules.
D. To provide a different alphabet for each language.
26. What is the difference between aspirated and unaspirated consonants?
A. Aspirated consonants are always voiced, while unaspirated consonants are always voiceless.
B. Aspirated consonants are produced with a puff of air, while unaspirated consonants are not.
C. Aspirated consonants are only found at the end of words, while unaspirated consonants are found at the beginning.
D. Aspirated consonants are longer in duration than unaspirated consonants.
27. Which of the following words has the stress on the second syllable?
A. Apple
B. Pencil
C. Guitar
D. Window
28. Which of the following words has a different stress pattern from the others?
A. Photograph
B. Photography
C. Photographic
D. Photographer
29. Which of the following words demonstrates palatalization?
A. Cat
B. Dog
C. Issue
D. Sun
30. Which of the following words contains a reduced vowel (schwa)?
A. About
B. Tree
C. Blue
D. See
