This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following example is '' /t/ assimilates to /g/ A) That shop. B) That cat. C) That gate. D) That bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That gate. 2. Which example shows linking consonant? A) "go on". B) "draw a". C) "see it". D) "pick it". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "pick it". 3. There are three types of linking:Vowel to a vowel, vowel to a consonant and consonant to a vowel. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Sentence Stress have stressed what in American English A) Vowels. B) Content Words. C) Puncation. D) Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Content Words. 5. What is catenation in spoken language? A) The linking of vowel sounds between words. B) The combination of final consonant sounds to the initial vowel sound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The linking of vowel sounds between words. 6. What is the primary focus of the study of connected speech? A) The history of the English language. B) The processes affecting speech in context. C) The grammar of spoken English. D) The pronunciation of isolated words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The processes affecting speech in context. 7. What is the Flap T in American English? A) A silent 'T' sound. B) A pronounced 'T' sound. C) A hard 'T' sound. D) A soft 'D' sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A soft 'D' sound. 8. The strength of any particular syllable can be measured by counting up the number of times an S symbol occurs above it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Elision is the name for: A) When two phonemes merge to create another different. B) When the sound of a phoneme disappears under certain circumstances. C) When a phoneme appears between two specifically phonemes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the sound of a phoneme disappears under certain circumstances. 10. Tom wants to buy ..... Pencils for school. A) Fore. B) For. C) Four. D) Far. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four. 11. The word little has ..... syllable(s). A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 12. Choose the best option to define linking. A) Delete phonemes. B) Merge phonemes. C) Create new phonemes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merge phonemes. 13. Which type of phoneme has the greatest duration? A) Monophthongs. B) Glides. C) Diphthongs. D) Plosives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diphthongs. 14. When is a /v/ a /f/? A) Have to stay. B) The right key. C) Ten green bottles. D) Good boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to stay. 15. Tell me the truth and just say it! [ and just say it ] A) Elision. B) Elision & intrusive /j/. C) Elision & intrusive /w/. D) Assimilation & intrusive /j/. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elision & intrusive /j/. 16. Choose the word which is a number. A) Aid. B) Ate. C) Ait. D) Eight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eight. 17. In the sentence "She's over there, " what kind of connected speech is happening between "She's" and "over" ? A) Assimilation. B) Elision. C) Geminates. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking. 18. Choose the correct word which is used for phone. A) Ie phone. B) Iphone. C) Iey phone. D) Eye phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iphone. 19. Give an example of catenation in connected speech. A) I'm goinging to. B) I'm go. C) Saw it. D) Did it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did it. 20. I hope to see him next year. [ next year ] A) Intrusive. B) Liasion. C) Assimilation. D) Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elision. 21. Which of the following is an example of a syllable with both onset and coda? A) 'or'. B) 'fill'. C) 'ease'. D) 'key'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'fill'. 22. In Ellision the middle or end letter or syllable is eliminated, or two words are blended together and an apostrophe is inserted. Select an example of Ellision. A) Gonna-going to. B) Jim's car. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gonna-going to. 23. This type of connected speech happens when two sounds blend together, forming a new sound altogether. A) Catenation or Linking. B) Geminates. C) Assimilation. D) Elision. E) Intrusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assimilation. 24. What does a speaker's intonation pattern indicate to a listener? A) The speaker's mood. B) The volume of the speech. C) The listener's interest level. D) The type of utterance being produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The type of utterance being produced. 25. In the word 'photograph', where is the stress typically placed? A) Third syllable. B) Fourth syllable. C) Second syllable. D) First syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third syllable. 26. In which process are /w/, /r/, /j/ added artificially? A) Elision. B) Stress shift. C) Intrusion. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intrusion. 27. The term "rhyme" in a syllable includes: A) Only the onset. B) Only the peak. C) Peak and coda. D) Onset and coda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peak and coda. 28. What is the effect of linking in connected speech? A) To create pauses between words. B) To emphasize certain sounds. C) To connect words smoothly. D) To slow down speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To connect words smoothly. 29. In assimilation, which sounds are most commonly affected? A) Vowels. B) Nasals and plosives. C) Glottal stops. D) Long vowels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nasals and plosives. 30. The following city names all contain the letter 't' within the word. In which of them is the letter 't' pronounced as [t$^{h}$]? A) Victoria. B) Ottawa. C) Edmonton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Victoria. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesConnected Speech Quiz 1Connected Speech Quiz 2Connected Speech Quiz 3Connected Speech Quiz 4Connected Speech Quiz 5Connected Speech Quiz 6Connected Speech Quiz 7Connected Speech Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books