This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'take me out' ..... How would you say it? A) Me out'. B) Meout. C) Takewmeout. D) Me'yout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Me'yout. 2. We can decide on stress placement by some information as: A) Categories of grammar, phonemic structures, syllables. B) Simple word, two or three syllables, grammatical category. C) Form (complex or simple word), grammatical category, syllable, and phonetic structure. D) Form (complex or simple word), grammatical category and syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Form (complex or simple word), grammatical category, syllable, and phonetic structure. 3. Which of the following shows intrusive /j/? A) I agree. B) I am. C) I ought. D) I eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am. 4. I started it last Tuesday.Which of the highlighted final sounds would disappear in fast speech?Choose as many as you think are right. A) /d/ in 'started'. B) /t/ in 'last'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) /t/ in 'last'. 5. Which following options doesn't have rhythm? A) The way we write syllables to form a sentence. B) Normal people heartbeat. C) A piece of music. D) Flash light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way we write syllables to form a sentence. 6. Which of these numbers have the stress on the first syllable? A) 22. B) 30. C) 35. D) 17th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30. 7. In the sentence "He didn't come, " which sound is being elided? A) /n/. B) /t/. C) /d/. D) /k/. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) /t/. 8. Select the correct definition of Catenation. A) Two or more syllables blended together. B) Speaker join words together. (last consonant of first word is joined to the first vowel of next word). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker join words together. (last consonant of first word is joined to the first vowel of next word). 9. Which of the following endings always has stress on the second-last syllable? A) -ed. B) -ing. C) -ly. D) -tion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -tion. 10. Linking /r/ is pronounced in word bounderies before ..... when the sound belongs to the word. A) Consonants. B) Vowels. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vowels. 11. The following words all contain the segment /k/. In which of them is it pronounced as the allophone [k$^{h}$]? A) Actually. B) Attic. C) Accomplish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accomplish. 12. Which of the following words demonstrates the Flap T? A) Water. B) Cat. C) Dog. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 13. Matched them A) Place assimilation. B) Voicing assimilation. C) Linking. D) Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elision. 14. What is elision in connected speech? A) The addition of sounds in rapid speech. B) The deletion of phonemes in certain contexts. C) The emphasis on stressed syllables. D) The alteration of vowel sounds only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The deletion of phonemes in certain contexts. 15. It Means that when we speak a language words have some effect on each other, A) ELISION. B) ROTHIC ACCENT. C) CONNECTED SPEECH. D) LINKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CONNECTED SPEECH. 16. The final consonant cluster in "twelfths" consists of: A) Three consonants. B) Four consonants. C) Two consonants. D) No consonants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four consonants. 17. Which intrusive sound commonly appears in "go on" ? A) /r/. B) /w/. C) /j/. D) /h/. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) /w/. 18. "Woke up from a dream" 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: A) An awakening to what truly matters. 19. What results from two or more words joined together to make an utterance? A) Citation form. B) Phoneme isolation. C) Connected speech. D) Word segmentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connected speech. 20. "Feet of Clay" A) A hidden flaw or weakness in something that appears strong. 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: A) A hidden flaw or weakness in something that appears strong. 21. The following words all contain the segment /p/. In which of them is it pronounced as the allophone [p$^{h}$]? A) Zipper. B) Appearance. C) Application. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appearance. 22. Which of the following phrases illustrates linking /r/? A) I saw it. B) I go out. C) I live in it. D) I eat oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I saw it. 23. Which one of these alternatives are function words? A) Nouns and verbs. B) Only nouns. C) Prepositions and auxiliary verbs. D) Only preposition words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositions and auxiliary verbs. 24. "Good morning" is an example of: A) Coalescence. B) Assimilation of Place. C) Elision. D) Linking r. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assimilation of Place. 25. Unscramble the word "hunppya" . A) Basketball. B) Everybody. C) Unhappy. D) Submarine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unhappy. 26. When a sound within a word is deleted, this phenomenon is called ..... A) Elision. B) Assimilation. C) Linking. D) Reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elision. 27. For two-syllable nouns and adjectives, where is the stress usually placed? A) On the first syllable. B) On the second syllable. C) Equally on both syllables. D) No specific rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the first syllable. 28. "Turn up out of the blue" 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: B) To appear suddenly and unexpectedly. 29. Can you drop /t/ in "last hour" ? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 30. "My cat hurt her paw again" A) There is an intrusive r. B) There isn't an intrusive r. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is an intrusive r. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConnected Speech Quiz 1Connected Speech Quiz 2Connected Speech Quiz 3Connected Speech Quiz 4Connected Speech Quiz 5Connected Speech Quiz 6Connected Speech Quiz 8Connected Speech Quiz 9Connected Speech Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books