This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which of these adverbial phrases the particle works as a preposition. A) She is looking at his mother. B) She runs away with her mother. C) She figures out her situation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is looking at his mother. 2. The ending sound of one word is linked withthe beginning sound of the following word. A) Word linking. B) Assimilation. C) Coarticulation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Word linking. 3. Which type of connected speech involves a sound from one word blending with a sound from the next, forming a third sound? A) Intrusion. B) Coalescence. C) Linking. D) Stress reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coalescence. 4. The season with the cold weather and snow is called ..... A) Vinter. B) Winter. C) Vyneter. D) Vynter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 5. Which of the following expressions there is NO assimilation? A) "quite good". B) "good night". C) "golden gate". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "good night". 6. What happens to the frequency in a sentence with a rising intonational phrase? A) It remains constant. B) It increases. C) It fluctuates. D) It decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It increases. 7. What is the obligatory component in every English syllable? A) Coda. B) Vowel (peak). C) Onset. D) Consonant cluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vowel (peak). 8. I'm staying with my mother and father. [ mother and ] A) Assimilation. B) Intrusive /r/. C) Elision. D) Intrusive /w/. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intrusive /r/. 9. What is regarded as being the absence of any recognisable amount of prominence? A) Four main factors. B) Unstressed. C) Movement. D) Transcription. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unstressed. 10. Which words are linked? A) Far away. B) Matt live. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Far away. 11. The process in continuous speech which connects the final sound of one word to the initial sound of the next is called: A) Assimilation. B) Weakening. C) Elision. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking. 12. In catenation, what typically happens to the final consonant sound? A) It is dropped. B) It is linked to the vowel sound at the beginning of the next word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is linked to the vowel sound at the beginning of the next word. 13. What is the 'linking /r/' phenomenon? A) The stress on the first syllable. B) The merging of two vowels. C) The addition of /r/ between words. D) The omission of final consonants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The addition of /r/ between words. 14. Which is not a type of assimilation? A) Manner. B) Deletion. C) Place. D) Voicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deletion. 15. Two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings are called ..... A) Vowel. B) Consonant. C) Homophones. D) Synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homophones. 16. "Nobody's promised tomorrow" A) An awakening to what truly matters. B) Life is uncertain, and we should not take it for granted. C) Exaggeration to emphasize that they want to cherish every moment. D) To develop deep romantic feelings for someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life is uncertain, and we should not take it for granted. 17. The omission of one or more sounds in spoken language is called: A) Elision. B) Assimilation. C) Intrusion. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elision. 18. He asked ..... Wich is the correct inserted sound? A) Heyasked. B) He asked. C) Hewasked. D) Herasked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heyasked. 19. I like to ..... in my notebook everyday. A) Right. B) Write. C) Ryte. D) Rite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write. 20. What are the characteristics of connected speech? A) Changes in volume and pitch. B) Changes in stress, intonation, and timing. C) Changes in speed and clarity. D) Changes in language and dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changes in stress, intonation, and timing. 21. What are function words? A) Words that add information to the sentence. B) Words that are always stressed. C) Words that don't add much information. D) Words that are only used in questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words that don't add much information. 22. What happens to stress syllables in terms of articulatory force? A) They are spoken with more articulatory force. B) They are whispered. C) They are spoken with less force. D) They remain unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are spoken with more articulatory force. 23. When a question tag is asking for confirmation the intonation goes A) Up. B) Down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 24. The ..... produces no audible sound. A) The hold stage. B) The on-glide. C) The medial stage. D) The off-glide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The on-glide. 25. Everychoose the correct way to pronuounce A) Ev-ry. B) Every. C) E ry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ev-ry. 26. Which word is an example of stress shift due to suffixation? A) 'bottle' $\rightarrow$ 'bottling'. B) 'photo' $\rightarrow$ 'photography'. C) 'think' $\rightarrow$ 'thinking'. D) 'car' $\rightarrow$ 'carpet'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'photo' $\rightarrow$ 'photography'. 27. How many consonants can occur at the end of an English syllable? A) Two. B) Four. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 28. Intrusion is when we add an extra sound to help link two words. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others A) Disagree. B) Explanation. C) Location. D) Refugee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Location. 30. Read the sentences aloud. Which has a pair of words that link? A) James works for his father. B) Jenny works for her uncle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jenny works for her uncle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesConnected Speech Quiz 1Connected Speech Quiz 2Connected Speech Quiz 3Connected Speech Quiz 4Connected Speech Quiz 6Connected Speech Quiz 7Connected Speech Quiz 8Connected Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books