This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of those utterances has placed the stress correctly in the second syllable? A) I'll turn fourTEEN, and my sister will turn sixTEEN. B) This is my sixTEENth dog. C) We have been here for sixTEEN weeks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'll turn fourTEEN, and my sister will turn sixTEEN. 2. Linking /r/ occurs when: A) A word ends in /r/ and the next starts with a vowel. B) Any consonant is repeated. C) The word ends with a vowel. D) Two words both end in consonants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word ends in /r/ and the next starts with a vowel. 3. What is liasion? A) When a word ends with a consonant and the second word starts with a vowel. B) Sound is not retained before consonants. C) Justification from the spelling. D) A linking or transition between words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A linking or transition between words. 4. In three-syllable words, where is the stress often found? A) At the end. B) No specific location. C) At the beginning. D) In the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the middle. 5. What is word stress? A) The volume of speech. B) The speed of speech. C) The emphasis on a syllable in a word. D) The clarity of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The emphasis on a syllable in a word. 6. What effect does the stress syllable of a word have on a vowel? A) Changes the vowel sound. B) Increases the duration. C) Has no effect. D) Decreases the duration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increases the duration. 7. What does assimilation refer to in connected speech? A) The merging of two words into one. B) The separation of syllables in speech. C) A phoneme changing due to neighboring sounds. D) The emphasis on vowel sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A phoneme changing due to neighboring sounds. 8. Which word most commonly loses a schwa in casual speech? A) Idea. B) Every. C) Open. D) Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every. 9. It refers to the natural way native speakers link words together in spoken English. A) Connection speech. B) Talking really fast. C) Connected speech. D) Word connection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connected speech. 10. What is the typical adult rate of connected speech? A) 100-110 words per minute. B) 100-140 words per minute. C) 150-200 words per minute. D) 141-162 words per minute. E) 140-160 words per minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 140-160 words per minute. 11. What is sentence stress? A) The stress pattern across an entire sentence or utterance. B) The emphasis on the first word of a sentence. C) The stress on individual letters in a word. D) The pattern of rising and falling intonation in a paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The stress pattern across an entire sentence or utterance. 12. In which example does /t/ change to /p/ due to regressive assimilation? A) That boy. B) Good pen. C) That cup. D) Ten cups. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That cup. 13. What is the primary phenomenon discussed regarding sounds in natural speech? A) Dropped consonants. B) Linking sounds. C) Vowel reduction. D) Stress patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dropped consonants. 14. Which of the following sentences shows an exaple of assimilation? A) I can play the guitar. B) I can call a doctor if your want. C) I can climb a tree as fast as monkeys. D) Can I talk with you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can play the guitar. 15. Elision often occurs in: A) Monosyllabic words. B) Stress patterns. C) Vowel clusters. D) Complex consonant clusters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex consonant clusters. 16. Select the sentence that you hear. A) He donated all the money last year. B) He'd donated all the money last year. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He'd donated all the money last year. 17. The omission of one or more sounds in spoken language. A) LINKING. B) INTRUSIVE. C) ASSIMILATION. D) ELISION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ELISION. 18. Which of the following is NOT a process involved in segmental modifications? A) Epenthesis. B) Assimilation. C) Translation. D) Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Translation. 19. In rapid speech, /t/ and /d/ are elided (omitted) when they occur at the end of word or in between two consonants. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Suprasegmental modifications affect which of the following? A) Single phonemes. B) Entire syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. C) Only vowels. D) Only consonants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entire syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. 21. ..... vowels are present in the word "crocodile" . A) 4. B) 2. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 22. Select the phones that can be intruded. A) /a/ /l/. B) /m/ /j/ /a/. C) /j/ /w/ /r/. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /j/ /w/ /r/. 23. If we say "Theyend" in connected pronunciation, it means that ..... A) The end. B) Th ey en d. C) Th eye nd. D) Thend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The end. 24. "I can't do it" is an example of: A) Elision. B) Assimilation of place. C) Elision and assimilation of place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elision. 25. What happens to the vowel sound in 'was' and 'were' when they are unstressed in a sentence? A) It changes to a schwa sound. B) It becomes silent. C) It becomes longer. D) It changes to a diphthong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It changes to a schwa sound. 26. Which of the following words from Germanic Origin has an incorrect stress? A) UNdo. B) OutDo. C) UnderSTAND. D) OUTlook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNdo. 27. What causes sounds to change in connected speech? A) Grammar rules. B) Lack of vocabulary. C) Natural flow and ease of articulation. D) Spelling changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural flow and ease of articulation. 28. How would you pronounce "wake up '' in connected speech? A) Wakeu p. B) Way cup. C) W a keup. D) Wak eup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wak eup. 29. What is linking? A) Pausing between words. B) A form of elision. C) Connecting final sound of one word to initial sound of the next. D) Repeating a sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connecting final sound of one word to initial sound of the next. 30. Intrusive /r/ is expected in which? A) Go out. B) Asia and Europe. C) See it. D) A car engine. 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