1. Which of the following words has the same vowel sound as `food`?
A. Good
B. Blood
C. Mood
D. Flood
2. Which of the following words has a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to the others?
A. Cut
B. Put
C. But
D. Nut
3. Which of the following words has the stress on the first syllable?
A. Believe
B. Around
C. Table
D. Attend
4. What is the function of a linking `r` in British English?
A. To emphasize the vowel sound.
B. To join words when the first ends in a vowel and the second begins with a vowel.
C. To make the word sound more formal.
D. To separate two vowel sounds.
5. Which of the following words contains a triphthong?
A. Eye
B. Our
C. Toy
D. Here
6. Which of the following words has the /ɔː/ vowel sound (as in `caught`)?
A. Cot
B. Coat
C. Court
D. Cut
7. Which of the following words has the /ʒ/ sound (as in `measure`)?
A. Vision
B. Mission
C. Ocean
D. Sure
8. Which consonant sound is produced at the back of the mouth (velar)?
A. /p/
B. /t/
C. /k/
D. /b/
9. What is assimilation in phonetics?
A. The omission of a sound.
B. The addition of a sound.
C. A sound becoming more like a neighboring sound.
D. A sound becoming less like a neighboring sound.
10. What is the difference between a phoneme and an allophone?
A. They are the same thing.
B. A phoneme is a sound, and an allophone is a letter.
C. A phoneme is a basic unit of sound, while an allophone is a variation of that sound.
D. A phoneme is a variation of a sound, while an allophone is the basic unit.
11. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct intonation for a question?
A. You`re going home.
B. You`re going home?
C. You are going home!
D. You are going home.
12. What is the phonetic term for the `r` sound in American English?
A. Lateral Approximant
B. Retroflex Approximant
C. Nasal Stop
D. Fricative
13. Identify the word whose primary stress is placed differently from the rest.
A. Computer
B. Photography
C. Opportunity
D. Television
14. In the phrase `a cup of tea`, what happens to the /əv/ sound in `of` in connected speech?
A. It remains the same.
B. It becomes /ʌ/.
C. It becomes /f/.
D. It is omitted.
15. In the phrase `I scream`, what happens when it is said quickly?
A. The sounds remain distinct.
B. It can sound like `ice cream` due to elision.
C. The `I` is dropped.
D. The `s` is dropped.
16. Which of the following words has the /ɪ/ sound (as in `bit`)?
A. Beat
B. Bite
C. Bit
D. Boot
17. Which of these words is an example of a homophone?
A. Read (present), Read (past)
B. There, Their
C. Write, Wrote
D. Sing, Sang
18. Identify the word where the `gh` is pronounced as /f/.
A. Ghost
B. Laugh
C. High
D. Through
19. In which of the following sentences is the word `present` pronounced as a verb?
A. I received a present for my birthday.
B. The present situation is difficult.
C. They will present the award tomorrow.
D. He is present at the meeting.
20. Which word contains a silent letter?
A. Write
B. Blue
C. Tree
D. Car
21. What is the difference in pronunciation between `sheep` and `ship`?
A. They are pronounced the same.
B. The length of the vowel sound.
C. The stress pattern.
D. The consonant at the end.
22. Which of these words has the /θ/ sound (as in `thin`)?
A. This
B. Think
C. Then
D. Though
23. In connected speech, what often happens to the final /t/ or /d/ sound when followed by a word starting with a consonant?
A. It is always pronounced clearly.
B. It is often omitted (elided).
C. It is always aspirated.
D. It becomes a vowel.
24. Which of the following words contains a silent `b`?
A. Bomb
B. Bubble
C. Bring
D. Brother
25. Which of the following words has a diphthong?
A. Hat
B. See
C. Boy
D. Cat
26. Which of the following pairs of words are minimal pairs?
A. Sit, Seat
B. Bat, Cat
C. Sun, Son
D. Pen, Pin
27. In connected speech, what happens to the /t/ sound in the phrase `next door`?
A. It becomes silent.
B. It is aspirated.
C. It is flapped.
D. It is lengthened.
28. Which of the following words has a different stress pattern than the others?
A. Photograph
B. Photography
C. Photographic
D. Photographer
29. Which of the following words ends with a voiced consonant sound?
A. Cake
B. Race
C. Dog
D. Hat
30. What is the correct transcription of the word `phone` according to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
A. /fəʊn/
B. /pʰoʊn/
C. /fon/
D. /pʰɒn/
