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Accents - so far ...

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which UK accent was voted the most UNattractive by YouGov voters in 2014?

a)

Received Pronunciation

b)

Welsh

c)

Brummie

d)

Scouse

2.

According to COMRES (2013) what percentage of employees admitted to discriminating against prospective employees based on their accent?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

3.

Which accent do you assume had the most INTELLIGENT stereotypes attached to it (according to COMRES 2013)?

a)

Cockney

b)

Received Pronunciation

c)

Scottish

d)

Yorkshire

4.

If the Brummie, Scouse, and Mancunian accents consistently score low in the public's estimations, we could accuse the public of being:

a)

Racist

b)

Sexist

c)

Classist

d)

Socialist

5.

Which accent do you assume was voted the LEAST intelligent by COMRES voters in 2013?

a)

Received Pronunciation

b)

Cockney

c)

Scouse

d)

Scottish

6.

What accent was assumed MOST friendly by COMRES (2013)?

a)

Cockney

b)

Devon

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Scottish

7.

Northern English accents tend to have a

a)

Long A

b)

Short A

8.

Southern English accents tend to have a

a)

Short A

b)

Long A

9.

Which accent below is RHOTIC?

a)

Welsh

b)

Cockney

c)

Scottish

d)

Received Pronunciation

10.

Who discovered that listeners assumed positive associations with an RP accent?

a)

Lakoff

b)

Cheyne

c)

Mahoney

d)

Tannen

11.

What celebrity has an RP accent?

a)

Danny Dyer

b)

Prince Harry

c)

Wayne Rooney

d)

David Beckham

12.

Which teacher has a cockney accent?

a)

Mrs. White

b)

Mr. Pedder

c)

Mr. Trotman

d)

Mr. Woolcock

13.

Which teacher has a West Country accent?

a)

Mr. Kesterton

b)

Ms. Rodger

c)

Mr. Richards

d)

Ms. Tossell

14.

The West Country accent has a HARD R sound. What is this called?

a)

Glottal Stop

b)

Rhotic R

c)

Upward Convergence

d)

Vowel shift

15.

Predict: Which UK accent do you think is most likely to be found guilty by a jury?

a)

Received Pronunciation

b)

Scouse

c)

Scottish

d)

Brummie

16.

The Brummie accent is often perceived negatively, this might be because unlike most accents it has a:

a)

Upward intonation

b)

Downward intonation

c)

Glottal stop

d)

Monothongs

17.

What accent did you have to have if you wanted to work at the BBC before the 1970s?

a)

Scottish

b)

Welsh

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Scouse

18.

Received Pronunciation is also referred to as:

a)

King's English

b)

Queen's English

c)

English English

d)

Royal English

19.

Regional accents are more likely to be assumed INTELLIGENT than Received Pronunciation

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Regional accents are more likely to be assumed FRIENDLY than Received Pronunciation

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Received Pronunciation is what type of accent?

a)

Geography-specific

b)

Age-specific

c)

Gender-specific

d)

Class-specific

22.

Why has Received Pronunciation picked up more negative assumptions post 2000?

a)

Post-colonialism

b)

Assumed elitism

c)

Anti-Conservative backlash

d)

All of the above