British vs American pronunciation
Authored by Fruzsina Farkas
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Due to "/r/-dropping", American English pronunciation is reagrded as rhotic.
TRUE
FALSE
Answer explanation
"/r/-dropping" is a charasteristic of British pronunciation
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The /r/ is dropped before vowels in in British English pronunciation.
FALSE
TRUE
Answer explanation
It is dropped before consonants.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
American English pronounces the sound /r/ in all contexts.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The /D/ sound in American English pronunciation is called a ...
(a)
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.K.2C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
American English pronunciation has ...
primary word stress
secondary word stress
both
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sound is often dropped in American English pronunciation between /n/ and /ə/ or /ɪ/
/t/
/l/
/p/
/g/
Answer explanation
e.g. : twenty /twenɪ/
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.K.3B
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In which of the following words is the /r/ pronounced the same way in both American and British English?
urgent
present
cream
prey
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
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