1. Which of these words has the stress on the second syllable?
A. Apple
B. Banana
C. Table
D. Pencil
2. What is the function of linking sounds in connected speech?
A. To make speech faster and less clear.
B. To separate words more distinctly.
C. To create a smoother flow between words.
D. To emphasize individual word sounds.
3. In the word 'thought′, which consonant sound is represented by 'th′?
A. ∕ð∕
B. ∕θ∕
C. ∕d∕
D. ∕t∕
4. What is the primary function of intonation in English?
A. To indicate the grammatical structure of a sentence.
B. To convey the speaker′s attitude and emotions.
C. To separate words from each other.
D. To make speech louder or softer.
5. Which of the following words contains a silent letter?
A. Knife
B. Clock
C. Brush
D. Drink
6. What is elision in connected speech?
A. Adding an extra sound between words.
B. Changing a sound to be similar to the next sound.
C. Omitting a sound, typically a consonant, in a word or phrase.
D. Strengthening the vowel sounds in unstressed syllables.
7. Which word has the voiceless 'th′ sound (∕θ∕)?
A. This
B. That
C. Think
D. There
8. Identify the word with the stress on the first syllable.
A. Photograph
B. Photography
C. Photographer
D. Photographic
9. What is the phonetic transcription of the word 'through′?
A. ∕θruː∕
B. ∕truː∕
C. ∕θrəʊ∕
D. ∕druː∕
10. What type of intonation is often used to express surprise?
A. Falling intonation
B. Rising intonation
C. Level intonation
D. Fall-rise intonation
11. Identify the word where the 'g′ is pronounced as ∕dʒ∕ (as in 'judge′).
A. Give
B. Go
C. Giant
D. Great
12. In connected speech, what is assimilation?
A. The omission of a sound in a word.
B. The joining of two words together without any sound change.
C. When a sound changes to become more like a neighboring sound.
D. The addition of an extra sound between two words.
13. What type of intonation is typically used for wh-questions (questions starting with 'who′, 'what′, 'where′, etc.) in English?
A. Rising intonation
B. Falling intonation
C. Level intonation
D. Circumflex intonation
14. Which of these words has a different vowel sound in British English compared to American English?
A. Cat
B. Bath
C. Bed
D. Dog
15. Which word does NOT contain the vowel sound ∕e∕ as in 'bed′?
A. Bread
B. Head
C. Said
D. Seed
16. Which of the following consonant sounds is voiced?
A. ∕p∕
B. ∕t∕
C. ∕b∕
D. ∕k∕
17. What is the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in 'cat′?
A. ∕æ∕
B. ∕ɑː∕
C. ∕e∕
D. ∕ə∕
18. Which of the following words contains a diphthong?
A. Ship
B. Tree
C. Cow
D. Book
19. How many phonemes are in the word 'strength′?
20. In which word is the vowel sound different from the others?
A. Sun
B. Fun
C. Run
D. সোন (Son - Bengali for 'gold′)
21. Which of the following is a long vowel sound?
A. ∕ɪ∕ as in 'bit′
B. ∕e∕ as in 'bed′
C. ∕uː∕ as in 'food′
D. ∕æ∕ as in 'bat′
22. Which of the following is a central vowel sound?
A. ∕iː∕
B. ∕uː∕
C. ∕ə∕
D. ∕ɑː∕
23. Which word contains the voiced 'th′ sound (∕ð∕)?
A. Bath
B. Breath
C. Smooth
D. Think
24. What is a minimal pair in phonetics?
A. Two words with completely different sounds and meanings.
B. Two words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently.
C. Two words that differ in only one phoneme and have different meanings.
D. Two words with the same vowel sound but different consonant sounds.
25. In which word is the 's′ pronounced as ∕z∕?
A. Cats
B. Books
C. Dogs
D. Ships
26. What is the difference between a consonant and a vowel sound?
A. Vowels are always voiced, consonants are always voiceless.
B. Vowels are produced with obstruction of airflow, consonants without.
C. Consonants are produced with obstruction of airflow, vowels without significant obstruction.
D. Consonants are longer in duration than vowels.
27. Which of these words has the stress on the third syllable?
A. Understand
B. Comfortable
C. Computer
D. Interesting
28. Identify the word where 'ch′ is pronounced differently from the others.
A. Chair
B. Chemistry
C. Church
D. Choose
29. In a sentence, where does the main stress typically fall?
A. On grammatical words (articles, prepositions).
B. On content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs).
C. On the first word of the sentence.
D. On the last word of the sentence.
30. What is the term for the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in a language?
A. Morpheme
B. Phoneme
C. Syllable
D. Grapheme
