This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Citation Form is ..... A) Phonemic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using dashes. B) Phonetic TranscriptionUsually Transcribed using hypens. C) Phonemic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using slashes. D) Phonetic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phonemic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using slashes. 2. What type of linking occurs in "two oranges" ? A) An extra /j/ sound is added between the vowel at the end of the first word and the vowel at the start of the second. B) An extra /w/ sound is added between the vowel at the end of the first word and the vowel at the start of the second. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An extra /w/ sound is added between the vowel at the end of the first word and the vowel at the start of the second. 3. Which of the following shows linking /r/? A) Go on. B) I saw it. C) Far away. D) This one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Far away. 4. A car or a train A) One intrusive r. B) Two instrusive r. C) One linking r. D) Two linking r. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two linking r. 5. Which of the following is more likely in rapid, casual speech? A) Full vowel forms. B) Strong syllables only. C) Assimilation. D) Mechanical speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assimilation. 6. In what ways can not a consonant change by assimilation? A) Difference in manner of articulation. B) Difference in effort for the articulation. C) Differences in place of articulation. D) Difference in voicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Difference in effort for the articulation. 7. Which of the following words has the stress in the final syllable? A) Opening. B) Happiness. C) Usable. D) Cassette. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cassette. 8. Dense A) Elision. B) Place assimilation. C) Epenthesis. D) Voicing assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epenthesis. 9. In speaking, which two words are linked by inserting a /w/ sound between them? A) We are. B) You are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are. 10. When 2 sounds fuse intoeach other. A) Coalescence. B) Assimilation. C) Coarticulation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coalescence. 11. I want this orange ..... How would you say it? A) This orange. B) Thisworagnge. C) Thiswrange. D) Thisorange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thisorange. 12. What is an internal juncture? A) A brief pause between syllables. B) A long pause between sentences. C) A type of punctuation mark. D) A grammatical error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brief pause between syllables. 13. Linking usually occurs when: A) A word ends in a consonant. B) A word ends in a vowel and the next begins with a vowel. C) There is punctuation. D) Between stressed syllables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word ends in a vowel and the next begins with a vowel. 14. We finally arrived the next day. A) /nekt/. B) /nest/. C) /neks/. D) /nek/. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /neks/. 15. What is elision in spoken language? A) The addition of extra sounds. B) The omission of certain sounds, especially /t/ and /d/. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The omission of certain sounds, especially /t/ and /d/. 16. Which of the following lines shows the sounds that represents aspiration? A) [p], [t], [k]. B) [u], [i], [w]. C) [j], [o], [e]. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) [p], [t], [k]. 17. Cling on A) Epenthesis. B) Place assimilation. C) Voicing assimilation. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking. 18. The girl has pretty long ..... A) Hear. B) Hare. C) Hair. D) Hier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hair. 19. Which sentence can /h/ be elided A) She has a dog. B) She has been there for 2 years. C) Hurry up!. D) The house has 3 rooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has been there for 2 years. 20. We say "who is" with 'w' link as ..... A) Who w si. B) Whowis. C) Iswwho. D) Whoisw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whowis. 21. 'Could you be loved and be loved?'. How would you say it? A) Could you. B) Coujou. C) Couldyou. D) Canyou. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coujou. 22. De-stress function words such as:pronouns, article, prepositions and conjunctions. What are the function words in the next sentence: "I have to go" A) I, to. B) I have to go. C) Have, go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, to. 23. What is a Pause in speech? A) A short break or interruption in speech, used for emphasis, to separate ideas, or as a natural part of conversation. B) A lengthy break used to signal the end of a sentence. C) A sudden and dramatic pause for effect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A short break or interruption in speech, used for emphasis, to separate ideas, or as a natural part of conversation. 24. Segmentals A) Pitch. B) Tempo. C) Change in duration. D) Change in vowel and/or consonant sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change in vowel and/or consonant sounds. 25. The English speech uses a Syllable-timed rythm A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Which word class has weak form and strong form? A) Adjective. B) Pronoun. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronoun. 27. 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. 28. Which word ends with a vowel sound even though the last written letter is a consonant? A) Rough. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 29. Say each word pair to yourself. Which pair links? A) Pink elephant. B) Pink panther. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pink elephant. 30. /t/, /d/ and /n/ become /p/, /b/ and /m/ respectivelybefore a BILABIAL. A) Place assimilation. B) Manner assimilation. C) Voice assimilation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place assimilation. ← 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 9Connected Speech Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books