Free Printable Test of Oral

1.

Which of the following is a nasal sound in English?

a)

A) /p/

b)

B) /m/

c)

C) /t/

d)

D) /k/

2.

How are nasal sounds produced?

a)

A) Air passes only through the mouth

b)

B) Air passes through both the mouth and the nose

c)

C) Air passes only through the nose.

d)

D) Air does not pass through either the mouth or the nose

3.

Which of the following is NOT a nasal sound?

a)

A) /n/

b)

B) /m/

c)

C) /j/

d)

D) /ŋ/

4.

How many vowel sounds do we have in English language

a)

44

b)

22

c)

20

d)

54

5.

Which of the following is a vowel sound in English: /k/, /i/, /s/?

a)

/i/

b)

/m/

c)

/k/

d)

/s/

6.

Identify the consonant cluster in the word 'splash': /sp/, /sh/, /pl/?

a)

/sp/

b)

/spl/, /sh/

c)

/pl/

d)

/shh/

7.

Is the sound /z/ voiced or voiceless?

a)

voiced

b)

voiceless

c)

silent

d)

muted

8.

What is the diphthong in the word 'coin'?

a)

ni

b)

oi

c)

oc

d)

io

9.

How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

10.

Which of the following is a vowel sound in English: /t/, /eɪ/, /f/?

a)

/z/

b)

/t/

c)

/eɪ/

d)

/f/

11.

Identify the consonant cluster in the word 'strength': /str/, /ng/, /th/?

a)

/str/, /ng/

b)

/re/

c)

/th/

d)

/gh/

12.

Is the sound /p/ voiced or voiceless?

a)

noisy

b)

voiceless

c)

silent

d)

voiced

13.

What is the diphthong in the word 'loud'?

a)

ud

b)

ou

c)

ld

d)

lo

14.

How many syllables are in the word 'computer'?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

15.

Which of the following is a vowel sound in English: /m/, /ɑ/, /h/?

a)

/m/

b)

/h/

c)

/ɑ

d)

/p/

16.

Identify the consonant cluster in the word 'climb': /cl/, /mb/, /im/?

a)

/mb/

b)

/cb/

c)

/lm/

d)

/cl/

17.

Is the sound /v/ voiced or voiceless?

a)

voiced

b)

silent

c)

voiceless

d)

muted

18.

What is the diphthong in the word 'boat'?

a)

ot

b)

at

c)

bo

d)

oa

19.

How many syllables are in the word 'banana'?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

3

20.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

yi

b)

mi

c)

pi

d)

ge

21.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

hu

b)

hache

c)

oeic

d)

eich

22.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ci

b)

pi

c)

di

d)

mi

23.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

et

b)

e

c)

i

d)

ed

24.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

pe

b)

pi

c)

pu

d)

peich

25.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

en

b)

em

c)

ne

d)

nu

26.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

se

b)

es

c)

si

d)

su

27.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

cos

b)

ce

c)

si

d)

ci

28.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ru

b)

se

c)

re

d)

ar

29.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

iu

b)

ai

c)

iglu

d)

imu

30.

The sound is _________

a)

qe

b)

qui

c)

kiu

d)

qiu

31.

The sound is __________________-

4 lines

32.

the sound is ______________

4 lines

33.

write the sounds

4 lines

34.

write the sounds

4 lines

35.

what word did you hear?

a)

leak

b)

league

36.

what word did you hear?

a)

cane

b)

gain

37.

what word did you hear?

a)

vest

b)

west

38.

what word did you hear?

a)

worth

b)

worse

39.

what word did you hear?

a)

thick

b)

tick

40.

what word did you hear?

a)

rich

b)

ridge

41.

what word did you hear?

a)

ship

b)

chip

42.

what word did you hear?

a)

breathing

b)

breeding

43.

what word did you hear?

a)

royal

b)

loyal

44.

what word did you hear?

a)

proof

b)

prove

45.

what word did you hear?

a)

leave

b)

leaf

46.

what word did you hear?

a)

deep

b)

dip

47.

what word did you hear?

a)

chick

b)

check

48.

what word did you hear?

a)

mesh

b)

mash

49.

what word did you hear?

a)

kettle

b)

cattle

50.

what word did you hear?

a)

let

b)

late

51.

what word did you hear?

a)

trend

b)

train

52.

what word did you hear?

a)

pen

b)

pain

53.

what word did you hear?

a)

foot

b)

food

54.

what word did you hear?

a)

spot

b)

sport

55.

How do you call the sound formed by a combination of two vowels sounded as one syllable?

a)

diphthong

b)

blend

c)

digraph

56.

How do you call the sound produced by saying two consonants as one

a)

diphthong

b)

blend

c)

digraph

57.

How do you call the group of two or more consonants written together to form a syllable?

a)

diphthong

b)

blend

c)

digraph

58.

Which of the following words contain a consonant blend?

a)

flesh

b)

bow

c)

phase

59.

Which of the following words contains a diphthong?

a)

boy

b)

clap

c)

push

60.

Which of the following words contain a digraph?

a)

when

b)

boat

c)

practice

61.

How do you call the area from the nose and the nasal cavity down to the vocal cords deep in the throat?

a)

vocal tract

b)

tooth ridge

c)

soft palate

62.

Which of the following are the affricates?

a)

ch and j sound

b)

b and g sound

c)

p and k sound

63.

How do you call the release of air from the stopped position?

a)

respiration

b)

aspiration

c)

perspiration

64.

Which of the following are considered voiced stops?

a)

b, g, d sound

b)

p, k, t sound

c)

th, sh, ch sound

65.

Which of the following are considered approximant sounds? Check all that apply.

a)

l sound

b)

r sound

c)

w sound

d)

y sound

66.

Which communication barrier refers to how each individual interprets the world around him?

a)

perception

b)

information overload

c)

inattention

67.

What communication barrier is avoided if the information flow is controlled?

a)

information overload

b)

inattention

c)

language difference

68.

What communication is referred to if there is lack if interest in the audience, thus information cannot be remembered?

a)

poor retention

b)

time pressures

c)

inattention

69.

Which of the following are unvoiced fricatives? Check all that apply.

a)

f

b)

sh

c)

s

d)

h

70.

Audible sounds are produced

a)

when you move your lips

b)

when you place your tongue to the front of your mouth.

c)

When you move the air out from your lungs and through the nose and mouth.

d)

When you speak

e)

None of the previous

71.

The following are places of articulation:

a)

Alveolar ridge, velum, and hard palate

b)

Jaw bone, glottis, blade of the tongue

c)

tip of the tongue, blade of the tongue, upper teeth

d)

back of the tongue, hard palate, and velum

e)

All of the previous

72.

This pronunciation feature refers to the ways the airstream is obstructed in the mouth when we articulate a consonant sound

a)

All of them

b)

voicing

c)

manner of articulation

d)

place of articulation

e)

None of them

73.

The vibration produced by the vocal folds during the sound production is referred as_____________ feature in phonetics

a)

resonation

b)

aspiration

c)

voicing

d)

laxness

74.

The sounds resulting from the passage of the air thru the nose are classified as

a)

fricatives

b)

stops

c)

affricatives

d)

nasals

e)

bilabials

75.

The most active articulator is

a)

the tongue

b)

the lips

c)

the jaw bone

d)

the uvula

76.

Mention the three basic features used to classify the consonant sounds in English.

(a)

77.

The sounds produced by placing the upper teeth to the lower lips are known as

(a)

78.

Glide sounds are also called

(a)

79.

The sounds produced by pressing the tip of your tongue against the tooth ridge are known as

(a)

80.

Select the articulatory description for /k/ sound

a)

stop, fricative, voiced

b)

stop, affricate, voiced

c)

stop, velar, voiceless

d)

stop, velar voiced

81.

Select the articulatory description for /ŋ/ sound

a)

bilabial, nasal, voiced

b)

velar, nasal, voiceless

c)

interdental, nasal, voiced

d)

bilabial, nasal, voiceless

e)

velar, nasal, voiced

82.

What is the difference between /t/ and /d/

a)

/t/ is alveolar

b)

/d/ is alveolar

c)

/d/ is voiced

d)

/t/ is voiced

e)

there is no difference

83.

Select the option with only affricate consonants

a)

/θ/, /ɖʒ/

b)

/θ/, /ʈʃ/

c)

/ʃ/, /ʈʃ/

d)

/ʈʃ/, /d͡ʒ/

84.

Select the option with liquid sounds

a)

/ʔ/ , /ɹ/

b)

/r/, /l/

c)

/ʝ/ , /ɭ/

d)

/ŋ/ , /m/

85.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

yi

b)

mi

c)

pi

d)

ge

86.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

hu

b)

hache

c)

oeic

d)

eich

87.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ci

b)

pi

c)

di

d)

mi

88.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

et

b)

e

c)

i

d)

ed

89.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

pe

b)

pi

c)

pu

d)

peich

90.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

en

b)

em

c)

ne

d)

nu

91.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

se

b)

es

c)

si

d)

su

92.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

cos

b)

ce

c)

si

d)

ci

93.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ru

b)

se

c)

re

d)

ar

94.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

iu

b)

ai

c)

iglu

d)

imu

95.

The sound is _________

a)

qe

b)

qui

c)

kiu

d)

qiu

96.

The sound is __________________-

4 lines

97.

the sound is ______________

4 lines

98.

write the sounds

4 lines

99.

write the sounds

4 lines

100.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

yi

b)

mi

c)

pi

d)

ge

101.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

hu

b)

hache

c)

oeic

d)

eich

102.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ci

b)

pi

c)

di

d)

mi

103.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

et

b)

e

c)

i

d)

ed

104.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

pe

b)

pi

c)

pu

d)

peich

105.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

en

b)

em

c)

ne

d)

nu

106.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

se

b)

es

c)

si

d)

su

107.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

cos

b)

ce

c)

si

d)

ci

108.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ru

b)

se

c)

re

d)

ar

109.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

iu

b)

ai

c)

iglu

d)

imu

110.

The sound is _________

a)

qe

b)

qui

c)

kiu

d)

qiu

111.

The sound is __________________-

4 lines

112.

the sound is ______________

4 lines

113.

write the sounds

4 lines

114.

write the sounds

4 lines

115.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

yi

b)

mi

c)

pi

d)

ge

116.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

hu

b)

hache

c)

oeic

d)

eich

117.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ci

b)

pi

c)

di

d)

mi

118.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

et

b)

e

c)

i

d)

ed

119.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

pe

b)

pi

c)

pu

d)

peich

120.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

en

b)

em

c)

ne

d)

nu

121.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

se

b)

es

c)

si

d)

su

122.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

cos

b)

ce

c)

si

d)

ci

123.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

ru

b)

se

c)

re

d)

ar

124.

This letter has a sound, it is __________

a)

iu

b)

ai

c)

iglu

d)

imu

125.

The sound is _________

a)

qe

b)

qui

c)

kiu

d)

qiu

126.

The sound is __________________-

4 lines

127.

the sound is ______________

4 lines

128.

write the sounds

4 lines

129.

write the sounds

4 lines

Test of Oral

Total questions: 129

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