1. In the word 'develop′, which syllable receives secondary stress?
A. de-
B. -vel-
C. -op
D. No secondary stress
2. Which of the following words rhymes with 'blue′?
A. blow
B. through
C. brew
D. brave
3. What is the most common pronunciation of 'the′ before a vowel sound?
A. ∕ðiː∕
B. ∕ðə∕
C. ∕θiː∕
D. ∕θə∕
4. What is the phonetic symbol for the 'sh′ sound in 'ship′?
A. ∕s∕
B. ∕z∕
C. ∕ʃ∕
D. ∕ʒ∕
5. What happens to the pronunciation of 's′ in the plural form of 'books′?
A. It is pronounced as ∕s∕.
B. It is pronounced as ∕z∕.
C. It is pronounced as ∕ɪz∕.
D. It becomes silent.
6. What type of intonation is typically used in questions that expect a 'yes′ or 'no′ answer?
A. Falling intonation
B. Rising intonation
C. Level intonation
D. Circumflex intonation
7. Which of these is a function word that is often unstressed in a sentence?
A. table
B. quickly
C. and
D. beautiful
8. What is assimilation in phonetics?
A. Adding sounds to words.
B. Changing a sound to be more like a nearby sound.
C. Removing sounds from words.
D. Reversing the order of sounds.
9. Which word has a different vowel sound in the underlined part: b**oo**k, l**oo**k, f**oo**d, c**oo**k?
A. book
B. look
C. food
D. cook
10. In connected speech, the phrase 'want to′ is often reduced to:
A. 'wan to′
B. 'wanna′
C. 'want′a′
D. 'wantoo′
11. What is the difference in pronunciation between 'weather′ and 'whether′?
A. No difference; they are pronounced the same.
B. 'Weather′ starts with ∕w∕, 'whether′ with ∕hw∕.
C. 'Weather′ has ∕e∕ sound, 'whether′ has ∕ɛ∕ sound.
D. 'Weather′ has ∕ð∕ sound, 'whether′ has ∕θ∕ sound.
12. What is the difference between aspiration and unaspirated sounds in phonetics?
A. Aspirated sounds are louder.
B. Aspirated sounds have a puff of air after the release of the consonant.
C. Aspirated sounds are always voiced.
D. Aspirated sounds are produced in the throat.
13. Which of the following words is an example of a consonant cluster at the beginning?
A. apple
B. street
C. egg
D. ink
14. Which of these words contains a diphthong?
A. bed
B. say
C. lip
D. cup
15. Which of the following consonant sounds is voiced?
A. ∕p∕
B. ∕t∕
C. ∕k∕
D. ∕b∕
16. Which word below demonstrates linking 'r′ in connected speech (linking between words)?
A. 'car′ in 'a car′
B. 'far′ in 'far away′
C. 'father′ in 'father and mother′
D. 'here′ in 'here are′
17. Identify the minimal pair from the following options.
A. ship and sheep
B. pen and pencil
C. book and books
D. cat and dog
18. In sentence stress, content words are usually:
A. unstressed
B. stressed
C. linked
D. reduced
19. Which of the following words has the ∕ɪ∕ sound as in 'ship′?
A. sheep
B. seat
C. sit
D. sheet
20. Identify the word where the 'ea′ is pronounced differently from 'tea′.
A. sea
B. meat
C. break
D. please
21. The 'g′ in 'singing′ is pronounced as:
A. ∕g∕
B. ∕dʒ∕
C. ∕ŋ∕
D. ∕n∕
22. Which word has the primary stress on the first syllable?
A. support
B. believe
C. table
D. reject
23. What is the function of weak forms in English pronunciation?
A. To emphasize important words.
B. To make speech faster and smoother.
C. To pronounce all syllables clearly.
D. To slow down speech for emphasis.
24. Which of these words has a silent letter?
A. know
B. key
C. kite
D. king
25. In the word 'comfortable′, how many syllables are typically pronounced in British English?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Five
D. Two
26. What is the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in 'bird′?
A. ∕ɜː∕
B. ∕ə∕
C. ∕ʌ∕
D. ∕ʊ∕
27. In the word 'photographer′, which syllable is stressed?
A. pho-
B. -tog-
C. -gra-
D. -pher
28. The 'th′ in 'thin′ is pronounced as which sound?
A. ∕ð∕ (as in 'this′)
B. ∕θ∕ (as in 'think′)
C. ∕d∕ (as in 'dog′)
D. ∕t∕ (as in 'top′)
29. What is elision in connected speech?
A. Adding extra sounds.
B. Omission of sounds.
C. Changing vowel sounds.
D. Repeating consonant sounds.
30. What is the purpose of intonation in spoken English?
A. To confuse the listener.
B. To convey grammatical structure and attitude.
C. To make speech monotonous.
D. To pronounce every word the same way.
