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Phonetics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which dialect is considered as Received Pronunciation?

a)

East Midland

b)

West Midland

c)

Southern

d)

Scottish

2.

Standard English is also referred to as:

(Choose the option that is incorrect)

a)

Received Pronunciation

b)

Phonetic Pronunciation

c)

Queen's English

d)

BBC English

3.

English is an _________ language.

a)

Arbitrary

b)

Phonetic

c)

Unphonetic

d)

Non-verbal

4.

This is a barrier for non-native speakers of English during language acquisition

a)

Indian English

b)

Syllabic language barrier

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Mother Tongue Interference

5.

How many sounds are present in English?

a)

44

b)

20

c)

24

d)

56

6.

What are diphthongs?

a)

Sounds that cause friction

b)

Vowel glides

c)

Words with two vowels

d)

Sounds that do not correspond to letters

7.

Identify the underlined sound:

Breathe

a)

/θ/

b)

/ʃ/

c)

/b/

d)

/ð/

8.

Identify the correct pronunciation of the word: wheel

a)

/wæl/

b)

/wil/

c)

/wɪːl/

d)

/vɪːl/

9.

What kind of word is 'better'?

a)

Monosyllabic

b)

Disyllabic

c)

Trisyllabic

d)

Polysyllabic

10.

What is the syllable structure of 'she'?

a)

cv

b)

vc

c)

v

d)

cvc

11.

In a word, the syllable that is uttered with prominence is called _______ syllable.

a)

Unstressed

b)

Tonic

c)

Nucleus

d)

Weak

12.

Identify the strong form of 'and.'

a)

/ənd/

b)

/nd/

c)

/œnd/

d)

/ən/

13.

The rate at which vocal cords vibrate is called _______.

a)

Stress

b)

Syllable

c)

Intonation

d)

Pitch

14.

Falling intonation is used here.

a)

Wh question

b)

Question tag

c)

Yes/ No question

d)

Request

15.

Which of the following words have a diphthong?

a)

Goat

b)

Gamut

c)

Glad

d)

Geek