UK & American accents

1)    What percentage of the UK population speaks with an RP accent?

• 7%

• 5%
• 3%

• 10%

2) There are ______ distinct dialects in the USA

• 15

• 16

• 10

• 20

3) The Cockney accent originates from:

• Birmingham

• Wales

• the Midlands

• London

4) “The sink of negative prestige” is about:

• Iowa

• Arizona

• New York

• Atlanta

5)   If someone speaks with a "glottal stop", which consonant or sound do they often omit ?

• d

• th

• v

• t

6) The 42th president of the US spoke _______ accent:

• Texas

• Arkansas

• Oklahoma

• Lousiana

7) In Scottish dialect, the statement "Ah dinnae ken" means:

• Here I am.

• I don't know.

• I don't think so.

• I am Ken.

8) In the south, the speech is marked as:

• rural and ignorant

• grotesque and intelligent

• dead

• moving and changeable

9) I`ll –> oil, fine –> foin, makeup –> mycoop. These changes are typical for _____ accent:

• Newcastle

• Glasgow

• Liverpool

• Birmingham

10) According to Pr. Labov, a new sound change was developed in ___ century:

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 18