This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Vowel Length Pronunciation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Vowel Length Pronunciation Quiz 1 (15 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these words has the same vowel sound in both its syllables? A) Woman. B) Women. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women. 2. Spoken by most educated people and they show regional deviation from the standard A) National standard. B) Regional standard. C) Accent. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regional standard. 3. The standard pronunciation adopted by the majority of the native speakers as the right and proper way of speaking is ..... A) Accent. B) The standart of the language. C) The orthoepic norm. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The orthoepic norm. 4. Which of the English words below has the same sound as the "u" in nube? A) Suit. B) Sun. C) Unique. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suit. 5. Which of the English words below has the same sound as the "A" in gato? A) Cat. B) Hot. C) Tape. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hot. 6. Which of the English words below has the same sound as the "A" in papel? A) Paper. B) Shoe. C) Ox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ox. 7. The standard of the language is A) An institutionalized norm which can be used in the mass media, in teaching the language to foreigners, and so on. B) The standard pronunciation adopted by the majority of the native speakers as the right and proper way of speaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An institutionalized norm which can be used in the mass media, in teaching the language to foreigners, and so on. 8. Rhythm is more smooth, not clipped, and intonation is more monotonous A) British. B) American. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American. 9. . Which one of the four words contains the following phoneme?/e/ A) Step. B) Steep. C) Stop. D) Stout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Step. 10. Which word has the same vowel as the word 'ten'? A) Had. B) Head. C) Hid. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head. 11. Which of the English words below has the same sound as the "o" in platano? A) Limo. B) Hoot. C) Olive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limo. 12. Which of the English words below has the same sound as the "u" in jugo? A) Umbrella. B) Boot. C) Cube. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boot. 13. Which of the English words below has the same sound as the "i" in iglesia? A) Igloo. B) Eat. C) Ice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eat. 14. Which word has a short /e/ sound? A) Bad. B) Bee. C) Bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bed. 15. National standard is ..... A) Associated with radio and TV newsreaders, certain professional groups (school and university teachers) and public figures (the Queen). B) Spoken by most educated people and they show regional deviation from the standard. C) A regionally or socially distinctive variety of language, identified by a particular set of words and grammatical structures. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Associated with radio and TV newsreaders, certain professional groups (school and university teachers) and public figures (the Queen). Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAssimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech QuizConsonant Clusters Pronunciation QuizConsonant Clusters QuizContrastive Stress QuizDiphthongs QuizElision In Speech QuizFall Rise Intonation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books