This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 15 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What can cause segmental modifications? A) Coarticulation, variations in production or dialects, and speech sound disorders. B) Changes in vocabulary. C) Alterations in grammar rules. D) Modifications in punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coarticulation, variations in production or dialects, and speech sound disorders. 2. "The ..... process change characteristic of a phoneme due to influence of a sound preceding it in a word" A) PROGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION. B) REGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PROGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION. 3. What happens when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound? A) The sounds become louder. B) The sounds disconnect. C) The sounds become softer. D) The sounds connect smoothly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sounds connect smoothly. 4. "camera" $\rightarrow$ This is ..... A) /m/ devoicing. B) /k/ palatalization. C) Schwa elision. D) /r/ deletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwa elision. 5. "The change in phoneme characteristics due to influence of a sound occurring later in the word" A) Progressive assimilation. B) Linking /r/. C) Regressive assimilation. D) Coalescence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regressive assimilation. 6. What is elision in speech production? A) The substitution of a phoneme. B) The omission or deletion of a phoneme. C) The addition of a phoneme. D) The repetition of a phoneme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The omission or deletion of a phoneme. 7. When native speakers talk, they often blend words together and make some changes in the sounds. This is ..... A) A sign that the speaker is thinking carefully about these changes. B) A normal aspect of natural connected speech. C) A sign of sloppy, lazy speech. D) Mostly a characteristic of uneducated speakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A normal aspect of natural connected speech. 8. Which pair most strongly triggers alveolar$\rightarrow$velar assimilation? A) Good boy. B) Eight muffins. C) That man. D) Green car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green car. 9. Which illustrates simple consonant$\rightarrow$vowel linking (re-syllabification) rather than assimilation or elision? A) Big apple. B) Would you. C) Next day. D) Law and order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big apple. 10. Spot and say the linking sounds. This city seems to be very clean. A) This city. B) Seems to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This city. 11. The Fall tone gives an impression of finality, regarded as more or less neutral. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Show where the links are in the following sentence:I have an idea. A) Have an Idea. B) Have an Idea. C) I have an Idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have an Idea. 13. "I heard that you're settled down" A) A way to say someone has found stability in life. B) To appear suddenly and unexpectedly. C) A mix of both happiness and sadness. D) Suggesting that love can either be enduring or painful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A way to say someone has found stability in life. 14. In its ..... form, the tone-unit may consist of only one syllable A) Biggest. B) Exact. C) Simplest. D) Smallest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smallest. 15. Which sentence best summarizes connected speech? A) All words are stressed clearly. B) Each word is said separately. C) Words blend together through processes like linking and assimilation. D) Sounds never change between words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words blend together through processes like linking and assimilation. 16. She was ill and stayed in bed all day. [ in bed ] A) Assimilation. B) Elusion. C) Liasion. D) Intrusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assimilation. 17. Progressive Assimilation A) Sounds that come after. B) Sounds that come first. C) Sounds that come before. D) Sounds that come last. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sounds that come before. 18. An exaggeration used to emphasize a point. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Idioms. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 19. A syllable with no onset but with a coda is exemplified by: A) 'bar'. B) 'am'. C) 'key'. D) 'or'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'am'. 20. "That's your pencil" is an example of: A) Coalescence. B) Assimilation of place. C) Linking r. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coalescence. 21. "family" $\rightarrow$ This shows ..... A) Intrusive /r/. B) /f/ devoicing. C) Schwa elision. D) /l/ vocalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwa elision. 22. "I wish nothing but the best for you" A) A way to say someone has found stability in life. B) To appear suddenly and unexpectedly. C) A polite way to wish someone well after a breakup. D) Suggesting that love can either be enduring or painful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A polite way to wish someone well after a breakup. 23. "Pick it up" involves: A) Assimilation. B) Linking consonant. C) Elision. D) Intrusive /r/. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking consonant. 24. In compound words, stress will be in the second element if ..... A) The first element is number. B) The first element is adverbial. C) The first element is an adjective. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 25. What happens during vowel elision? A) Vowels are omitted in weak syllables. B) Vowels are added to syllables. C) Vowels are stressed more heavily. D) Vowels are pronounced more clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vowels are omitted in weak syllables. 26. Common phrases that have meanings different from their literal words. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Idioms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idioms. 27. The phenomenon where the words or sounds are connected together is ..... A) Assimilation. B) Elision. C) Rhythm. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking. 28. Where should the intrusive /r/ be placed so that the speech will more fluent and natural? A) The idea of travelling [r] home. B) The idea of [r] travelling home. C) The idea [r] of travelling home. D) The [r] idea of travelling home. 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