This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Elision In Speech – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Elision In Speech Quiz 1 (50 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Horatio, thou are e'en as just a manAs e'er my conversation coped withal." A) Elven; every. B) Even; ever. C) Eleven; ever. D) Even; every. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Even; ever. 2. Which syllable is stressed in "ARTIFICIAL" ? A) TI. B) FI. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FI. 3. You ONLY elide the 'je' words with verbs that start with ..... A) A vowel or T. B) U or a consonant. C) A vowel or H. D) B or F. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A vowel or H. 4. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Haste me to know 't, that, I with wings as swiftAs meditation or the thoughts of love, May sweep to my revenge." A) Know it. B) Know that. C) Know this. D) Know to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know it. 5. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS: "Have we (as 'twere with defeated joy, With an auspicious and a dropping eye" A) Where. B) It were. C) Toward. D) To where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It were. 6. Assimilation most commonly occurs in which type of speech? A) Formal, academic speech. B) Loud speech. C) Slow and careful speech. D) Rapid, casual speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rapid, casual speech. 7. Elision is most significant in A) Making speech as quick and simple as possible. B) Have more ideas. C) Speak faster. D) Read longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making speech as quick and simple as possible. 8. In progressive assimilation, which direction does the influence go? A) Later sound affects the earlier one. B) Earlier sound affects the later one. C) Both sounds affect each other. D) No influence occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earlier sound affects the later one. 9. Which of the following best describes the combination in assimilation diagrams? A) Vowel and consonant. B) Two vowels from different words. C) One final consonant (Cf) + One initial consonant (Ci). D) Two identical words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One final consonant (Cf) + One initial consonant (Ci). 10. In the phrases "left door" and "soft music, " what type of elision occurs? A) /-st/ + consonant $\rightarrow$ /-s/. B) /-ft/ + consonant $\rightarrow$ /-t/. C) /-nd/ + consonant $\rightarrow$ /-n/. D) /-md/ + consonant $\rightarrow$ /-m/. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) /-ft/ + consonant $\rightarrow$ /-t/. 11. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Who is't that can inform me?" A) Is to. B) Is it. C) Is it not. D) Is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is it. 12. The final sound /v/ in 'of' could be lost when it comes before ..... A) Fortis consonants. B) Vowels. C) Consonants. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consonants. 13. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Let's do't, I pray, and I this morning knowWhere we shall find him most convenient." A) Dont. B) Do it. C) Don it. D) Do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do it. 14. Elide or not:Il se appelle Jacques. A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elide. 15. Assimilation of voice only take place in ..... A) Progressive. B) Regressive. C) Vowels. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regressive. 16. In terms of the direction of change, if C$^{f}$ changes to become like C$^{i}$, the assimilation is called A) Progressive. B) Regressive. C) Initial consonant. D) Final consonant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regressive. 17. Assimilation is the process that takes place when some phonemes (typically consonants or vowels) change to become more ..... to other nearby sounds in one or more aspects. A) Common. B) Exact. C) Equal. D) Similar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similar. 18. Why do we "elide" or squish some words together in French? A) Because French is lazy. B) Because of the sound. C) Because it's faster. D) Because it looks better on the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of the sound. 19. How many kind of assimilation across word boundaries in terms of the direction change are there? A) Four. B) Three. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 20. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Well said, old mole. Canst work i' th' earth so fast?" A) Is the earth. B) In the earth. C) In this earth. D) In that earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the earth. 21. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"'Fore God, my lord, well spoken, with goodaccent and good discretion." A) In front of. B) Afore. C) Before. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 22. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS: "Tush, tush, 'twill not appear." A) I will. B) It will not. C) This will. D) It will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It will. 23. We had a really interesting conversation. A) Con-VER-sa-tion. B) Con-ver-SA-tion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Con-ver-SA-tion. 24. In regressive assimilation, which sound is affected? A) The sound that comes after. B) The initial vowel. C) The second consonant (Ci). D) The first consonant (Cf). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The first consonant (Cf). 25. Elide or not:Il est grand. A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not elide. 26. ..... is the disappearance of sounds in speech, which makes the language easier to say and faster. A) Liaison. B) Assimilation. C) Elision. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elision. 27. Assimilation is the disappearance of sounds in speech, which makes the language easier to say and faster. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 28. How do you pronounce this word? A) PRO-nounce. B) Pro-NOUNCE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pro-NOUNCE. 29. Elide or not:Je suis paresseuse. A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not elide. 30. Elide or not:Je ai dix ans. A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elide. 31. Elide or not:Ce est jaune. A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elide. 32. Assimilation can happen: A) Across word boundaries or within a word. B) Only between two vowels. C) Only within a single word. D) Only in British English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across word boundaries or within a word. 33. Elide or not:Tu as dix ans. A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not elide. 34. Which syllable is stressed in "UNIQUE" ? A) U. B) NIQUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NIQUE. 35. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Is sickiled o'er with the pale cast of thought" A) Over. B) Or. C) Or their. D) Owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 36. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Th'imperial jointress to this warlike state" A) This imperial. B) The imperial. C) Those imperial. D) That imperial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The imperial. 37. Elide or not:Je viens de Arles A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elide. 38. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"May be a devil, and the devil hath powerT'assume a pleasing shape" A) It assumes. B) To assume. C) That assumes. D) This assumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To assume. 39. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes." A) Recaps. B) Escapes. C) Scrapes. D) Retakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Escapes. 40. Couldn't you understand what she was saying? A) Un-DER-stand. B) Un-der-STAND. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-der-STAND. 41. We only 'elide' words that rhyme with ..... A) Mon. B) Je. C) Une. D) Il. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Je. 42. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"By the o'ergrowth of some complexion" A) Overgrowth. B) Often grows. C) Or growth. D) Above growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overgrowth. 43. Elide or not:Ils ne sont pas sexy. A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not elide. 44. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:'Tis now struck twelve. Get thee to bed. A) Is it. B) This. C) It is. D) This is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is. 45. Elide or not:Je ne ai pas dix ans A) Elide. B) Do not elide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elide. 46. Elision is the disappearance of sounds in speech A) Convination sound. B) False. C) True. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 47. Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"Fie on't, ah fie!" A) On to. B) On toward. C) On it. D) Onto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On it. 48. The assimilation is called ..... if the phoneme that follows is affected by the one that comes before it. A) Elision. B) Regressive. C) Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regressive. 49. Elision is a specific part of A) Stress. B) Syllaba. C) Word. D) Connected speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connected speech. 50. How many syllables are there in the word PHOTOGRAPHER? A) 4. B) 3. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAssimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech QuizConsonant Clusters Pronunciation QuizConsonant Clusters QuizContrastive Stress QuizDiphthongs QuizFall Rise Intonation QuizFalling Intonation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books