phonetics

1. What does the term "connected speech" refer to in spoken English?

• Reading with emotion

• The continuous, natural way words are spoken in conversation

• Using only short sentences

• Saying every word very clearly and slowly

2. Which of the following best describes a stress-timed language like English?

• All syllables take the same amount of time to say

• Every word receives equal stress

• Time between stressed syllables stays relatively consistent

• Only final words are stressed

3. In syllable-timed languages, the rhythm is based on ?

• Word boundaries

• Strong-weak stress patterns

• Equal duration of each syllable

• Linkers between vowels

4. What is a "foot" in English rhythm ?

• A sentence unit between commas

• A pause in a sentence

• A unit starting with a stressed syllable and followed by unstressed ones

• A stressed syllable only

5. Which sentence shows a different meaning due to stress placement ?

• He asked me to buy some red pens.

• He asked ME to buy some red pens.

• He asked me to buy some RED pens.

• All of the above

In the word "table", what kind of rhythm pattern is used?

• Weak-strong

• Stressless

• Strong-weak

• Double stressed

What is assimilation in spoken English ?

• The deletion of entire words

• The merging of sentence meanings

• A sound changing because of its neighboring sound

• Pronouncing all words slowly

What is coalescent assimilation ?

• When one sound changes into another

• When two sounds merge into a new one

• When a word is skipped in fast speech

• When a vowel is added

Which of these combinations forms /ʤ/ in coalescent assimilation ?

• /s/ + /j/

• /t/ + /r/

• /d/ + /j/

• /g/ + /k/

What is elision?

• The lengthening of vowels

• Adding a new sound

• Omitting a sound in fast or casual speech

• Combining two words