1. Identify the word where the `ea` is pronounced as /e/.
A. Hear
B. Sea
C. Break
D. Eat
2. Which of the following sentences contains an example of elision?
A. I went to the store.
B. He gave it to him.
C. She must be going.
D. Fish and chips.
3. Which word contains a consonant cluster at the beginning?
A. Apple
B. Street
C. Ocean
D. Under
4. Which of these words has the primary stress on the second syllable?
A. Photograph
B. Excellent
C. Suggest
D. Comfortable
5. Which of the following words is an example of minimal pair with `pat`?
A. Pot
B. Pet
C. Bat
D. Part
6. Which of the following words has the stress on the first syllable?
A. Guitar
B. Hotel
C. Table
D. Reply
7. Which of the following words has a silent `k`?
A. Kind
B. Kite
C. Know
D. Keep
8. Which of the following words has the /ʒ/ sound as in `measure`?
A. Vision
B. Mission
C. Ocean
D. Question
9. Which of the following words demonstrates palatalization?
A. Did you
B. Bad cat
C. Good dog
D. Big house
10. In which of these words is the `h` silent?
A. House
B. Hour
C. Happy
D. Huge
11. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. Strength
B. Through
C. Boy
D. Bath
12. Which of the following words has the /ɔː/ sound as in `caught`?
A. Cat
B. Cot
C. Court
D. Cut
13. Which of the following words has the /ʌ/ sound as in `cut`?
A. Cute
B. Caught
C. Cup
D. Coat
14. Which of the following words contains an example of flapping (or tapping)?
A. Tomato
B. Totally
C. Trying
D. Training
15. Identify the word where `ough` is pronounced as /ʌf/.
A. Through
B. Dough
C. Cough
D. Though
16. Which word has the /ɪ/ sound as in `bit`?
A. Bike
B. Beat
C. Big
D. Bite
17. Which of the following words contains a schwa sound?
A. Tree
B. About
C. Blue
D. See
18. Which of the following words contains a glottal stop?
A. Button
B. Butter
C. Better
D. Bottom
19. Which of these words demonstrates assimilation?
A. Impossible
B. Unbelievable
C. Intolerable
D. Irresponsible
20. Which of the following words has a silent `b`?
A. Bubble
B. Bomb
C. Brave
D. Bright
21. Which of these words has the /aʊ/ sound as in `mouth`?
A. Move
B. Mouse
C. Moon
D. More
22. Which of the following words has the /θ/ sound as in `thin`?
A. This
B. That
C. Think
D. Them
23. Which word contains a voiceless dental fricative?
A. Sun
B. Fun
C. Then
D. Thin
24. Which of the following words contains a linking /r/?
A. Car
B. Far away
C. Fur
D. For
25. In which word does the letter `c` have a soft `c` sound (like /s/)?
A. Cat
B. Car
C. Come
D. City
26. Which word contains the /ɔɪ/ diphthong?
A. Coat
B. Coin
C. Comb
D. Cool
27. What is the phonetic transcription for the word `thought`?
A. /θɔːt/
B. /θʌt/
C. /θɒt/
D. /θoʊt/
28. Which of the following words has the /uː/ sound as in `food`?
A. Book
B. Foot
C. Boot
D. Blood
29. Which word has the weakest form of `to`?
A. I need to go to the store.
B. I am going to study.
C. I want to go, too.
D. To be or not to be.
30. Which of the following words has the /eɪ/ sound as in `day`?
A. Debt
B. Dead
C. Date
D. Dig
