This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. The process in continuous speech which connects the final sound of one word to the initial sound of the next A) Juncture. B) Catenation. C) Linking. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. In elision, when three or more consonant sounds come together, the consonant cluster is sometimes simplified by omitting ..... A) The first consonant. B) The middle consonant. C) The last consonant. D) Any consonant the speaker chooses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The middle consonant. 7. 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. 8. Which of the following is NOT a variation included in suprasegmental modifications? A) Stress. B) Timing. C) Intonation. D) Phonetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phonetics. 9. 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. 10. In "facts and figures, " which consonant most likely elides? A) /f/. B) /k/. C) /t/. D) /s/. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /t/. 11. "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. 12. 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. 13. What is the primary characteristic of a schwa sound in English? A) An unstressed vowel sound. B) A stressed vowel sound. C) A diphthong sound. D) A long vowel sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An unstressed vowel sound. 14. He has to. A) Manner assimilation. B) Voicing assimilation. C) Place assimilation. D) Coalescent assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voicing assimilation. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 'Have to' is pronounced like 'hafta'. A) Voice assimilation. B) Manner assimilation. C) Place assimilation. D) Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voice assimilation. 18. Choose the correct contraction for this words:Going to A) Gonna. B) Gotya. C) Wanna. D) Gointo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gonna. 19. Which of the following is NOT a connected speech process? A) Linking. B) Assimilation. C) Elision. D) Intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intonation. 20. When phonemes are deleted in casual speech (ex. the /d/ is not pronounced in "friendship") A) Assimilation. B) Citation form. C) Metathesis. D) Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elision. 21. Which is the strong form of "you" ? A) /ju/. B) /yu/. C) /ju:/. D) /yu:/. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /ju:/. 22. ..... am going to play football this evening. A) Eye. B) I. C) Ie. D) Iey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 23. What happens to phonemes during connected speech? A) They remain unchanged. B) They may be altered, eliminated, or added. C) They are always eliminated. D) They are only added. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They may be altered, eliminated, or added. 24. What is an utterance? A) A single phoneme. B) A phrase or sentence used to express meaning. C) A word spoken in isolation. D) A type of connected speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase or sentence used to express meaning. 25. Choose the correct stress placement in the reflexive pronoun. A) If you want to change your actions, you have to pay attention to YOURself. B) Don't hurt YOURself by playing carelessly. C) I love mySELF more than I love anyone else. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I love mySELF more than I love anyone else. 26. When a question tag is used and required an answer the tone goes A) Up. B) Down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 27. The word dictionary has ..... syllable(s). A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four. 28. What type of linking occurs in "feel lucky" ? A) The same consonant is at the end of the first word and the start of the second, so it's only pronounced once. 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: A) The same consonant is at the end of the first word and the start of the second, so it's only pronounced once. 29. What is coarticulation in speech production? A) The clear articulation of each phoneme. B) The overlapping of articulators due to rapid speech production. C) The slow and labored production of speech. D) The isolation of phonemes in speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The overlapping of articulators due to rapid speech production. 30. "Yes, I can" A) Strong form of can. B) Weak form of can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong form of can. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConnected Speech Quiz 1Connected Speech Quiz 2Connected Speech Quiz 3Connected Speech Quiz 4Connected Speech Quiz 5Connected Speech Quiz 6Connected Speech Quiz 7Connected Speech Quiz 8Connected Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books