1. Identify the word where the 'ch′ sound is pronounced as ∕ʃ∕.
A. chair
B. church
C. machine
D. cheese
2. The phoneme ∕ŋ∕ is described as a:
A. alveolar nasal
B. bilabial nasal
C. velar nasal
D. dental nasal
3. In the word 'comfortable′, which syllable is typically omitted in fast speech?
A. com
B. fort
C. ta
D. ble
4. Which pair of words are minimal pairs, differing by only one phoneme?
A. cat, bat
B. tree, three
C. pen, pencil
D. sing, singing
5. Which of the following is an example of assimilation in connected speech?
A. deletion of ∕t∕ in 'mostly′
B. changing ∕n∕ to ∕m∕ in 'ten men′
C. insertion of ∕r∕ in 'idea of′
D. weakening of vowels in 'and′
6. Which of these words contains a different vowel sound in the underlined part compared to the others? 'b**ea**t′, 's**ee**', 'f**ee**t′, 'br**ea**d′
A. beat
B. see
C. feet
D. bread
7. Which word has a diphthong vowel sound?
A. meet
B. boat
C. sit
D. book
8. What is the difference between ∕s∕ and ∕z∕?
A. place of articulation
B. manner of articulation
C. voicing
D. vowel quality
9. Which word demonstrates consonant cluster reduction?
A. STREET
B. TEXTS
C. FRIENDS
D. POSTMAN
10. What is elision in phonetics?
A. addition of a sound
B. omission of a sound
C. change in vowel quality
D. change in stress pattern
11. The sound ∕θ∕ as in 'think′ is a:
A. bilabial plosive
B. dental fricative
C. velar nasal
D. alveolar lateral approximant
12. The 'g′ in 'sign′ is:
A. pronounced as ∕g∕
B. pronounced as ∕dʒ∕
C. silent
D. pronounced as ∕ŋ∕
13. Which consonant sound is voiceless?
A. ∕b∕
B. ∕d∕
C. ∕g∕
D. ∕p∕
14. What is the strong form pronunciation of 'for′?
A. ∕fə∕
B. ∕fɔː∕
C. ∕və∕
D. ∕vɔː∕
15. What is the function of falling intonation?
A. to express surprise
B. to indicate questions
C. to signal the end of statements
D. to show hesitation
16. Identify the sentence with rising intonation at the end, typically used for questions.
A. What is your name?
B. My name is John.
C. Please sit down.
D. It′s a beautiful day.
17. What is the primary function of sentence stress in English?
A. to indicate grammatical structure
B. to emphasize important words
C. to mark the end of a sentence
D. to show politeness
18. In the word 'photographer′, which syllable is stressed?
A. pho
B. tog
C. ra
D. pher
19. Which of the following words has a silent 'b′?
A. bring
B. bomb
C. brother
D. brave
20. In which word is the vowel sound ∕ɜː∕ (as in 'nurse′) present?
A. north
B. word
C. warm
D. walk
21. Which of these is a triphthong?
A. ∕eɪ∕
B. ∕ɔɪ∕
C. ∕aʊə∕
D. ∕iː∕
22. In the phrase 'red apple′, linking occurs between:
A. red and apple
B. r and e in 'red′
C. a and p in 'apple′
D. p and l in 'apple′
23. What type of consonant sound is ∕f∕?
A. plosive
B. fricative
C. nasal
D. affricate
24. What is the main challenge for non-native speakers regarding English pronunciation?
A. vocabulary size
B. grammar complexity
C. phoneme inventory differences
D. writing system
25. What is the phonemic transcription of the word 'through′?
A. ∕θruː∕
B. ∕truː∕
C. ∕druː∕
D. ∕θrəʊ∕
26. Which word is likely to have a weak form in a sentence?
A. table
B. important
C. is
D. beautiful
27. In connected speech, the phrase 'want to′ is often reduced to:
A. 'wanna′
B. 'wanting′
C. 'wanted′
D. 'wantly′
28. Which of these words demonstrates vowel reduction in unstressed syllables?
A. TABLE
B. ABOUT
C. CHAIR
D. BOOK
29. Which of the following words contains the vowel sound ∕ɪ∕ as in 'bit′?
A. sheep
B. ship
C. seat
D. sheet
30. Identify the word where the 'th′ is pronounced as ∕ð∕ (voiced 'th′ as in 'this′).
A. think
B. through
C. these
D. thumb
