This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where would a linking /j/ most naturally appear? A) Go on. B) Far away. C) Law and order. D) Say it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Say it. 2. The intonation in 'wh' questions normally goes ..... at the end. A) Up. B) Down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 3. What determines which words receive stress in a sentence? A) The length of the sentence. B) The time of day. C) The speaker's mood. D) The intent of the message. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The intent of the message. 4. Unscramble the letters and make the correct word which is used for eating. A) Burger. B) Gerbur. C) Regrub. D) Burreg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burger. 5. In a conversation, what type of information does the speaker stress? A) Old information. B) New information. C) Repeated information. D) Unimportant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New information. 6. Elision is the disappearance of ..... in speech. A) Phonemes. B) Syllables. C) Sounds. D) Vowels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sounds. 7. Which consonants can be dropped? What are you waiting for? A) T in what. B) T in waiting. C) G in waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G in waiting. 8. The types of words that receive the least stress in a sentence are usually ..... A) Content words. B) Words with suffixes. C) Words with consonant clusters. D) Function words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Function words. 9. Provide an example of elision in connected speech. A) Since then. B) Send them now. C) Work hard. D) Hafta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Send them now. 10. What type of linking occurs in "an orange" ? A) The consonant at the end of the first word is similar to the one at the start of the second, so they join together. B) The first word ends with a consonant and the next word starts with a vowel, so they join together. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first word ends with a consonant and the next word starts with a vowel, so they join together. 11. "Where did you go? has: A) Coalescence. B) Linking r. C) Intrusive r. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coalescence. 12. Which consonants can be dropped?We're planning a big weekend project. A) /d/ in weekend. B) /t/ in project. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) /d/ in weekend. 13. What is the structure of the word "cramped" ? A) Onset only. B) Onset, Peak, Coda. C) Peak only. D) Peak and Coda only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onset, Peak, Coda. 14. The process in continuous speech which connects the final sound of one word to the initial sound of the next A) Assimilation. B) Catenation. C) Linking. D) Juncture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking. 15. Read and decide the intonation used in the below sentence: " Do you know where the bank is?" A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Fall-rise. D) Rise-fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 16. Which of the following Verb / Noun can only function as a verb? A) PROject/ proJECT. B) DISturb/ disTURB. C) PROduce/ proDUCE. D) REcall/ reCALL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DISturb/ disTURB. 17. What are Disappearing Sounds? A) Sounds that are omitted in natural speech, often due to speed or ease of articulation. B) The complete removal of syllables in formal speech. C) Sounds that are omitted in slow, clear speech for clarity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sounds that are omitted in natural speech, often due to speed or ease of articulation. 18. In elision, when three or more consonant sounds come together, the consonant cluster is sometimes simplified by omitting ..... A) Any consonant the speaker chooses. B) The middle consonant. C) The first consonant. D) The last consonant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The middle consonant. 19. Aspects of connected speech include:Rhythm, Addition, Linking. A) Verdadero. B) Falso. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 20. Which of the following is NOT a variation included in suprasegmental modifications? A) Phonetics. B) Timing. C) Intonation. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phonetics. 21. Which of the followings are stop consonants? A) P, t, k, g. B) S, z, sh, f. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P, t, k, g. 22. In "facts and figures, " which consonant most likely elides? A) /k/. B) /f/. C) /s/. D) /t/. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) /t/. 23. "Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead 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: D) Suggesting that love can either be enduring or painful. 24. Intrusive /r/ is charecteristic of A) Rhotic accents. B) Non-rhotic accents. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-rhotic accents. 25. What is the primary characteristic of a schwa sound in English? A) A diphthong sound. B) An unstressed vowel sound. C) A long vowel sound. D) A stressed vowel sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An unstressed vowel sound. 26. In assimilation, what does regressive assimilation mean? A) A sound changes to become like the one preceding it. B) A sound changes to become like the one following it. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sound changes to become like the one following it. 27. What is Chunking in speech? A) Dividing speech into smaller, manageable units or chunks to aid comprehension and improve fluency. B) Breaking words into syllables to help pronunciation. C) Separating ideas in writing into smaller parts for clarity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dividing speech into smaller, manageable units or chunks to aid comprehension and improve fluency. 28. 'Have to' is pronounced like 'hafta'. A) Place assimilation. B) Voice assimilation. C) Elision. D) Manner assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voice assimilation. 29. Choose the correct contraction for this words:Going to A) Gotya. B) Gonna. C) Gointo. D) Wanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gonna. 30. Which of the following is NOT a connected speech process? A) Linking. B) Assimilation. C) Elision. D) Intonation. 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