This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I don't know" is an example of: A) Assimilation of place. B) Coalescence. C) Linking r. D) Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elision. 2. In stress-timed rhythm: A) All syllables are equal. B) Only final syllables are stressed. C) Intervals between stressed syllables are regular. D) Unstressed syllables are louder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intervals between stressed syllables are regular. 3. What are suprasegmental modifications known as? A) Phonemes of speech. B) Prosody of speech. C) Syntax of speech. D) Morphology of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prosody of speech. 4. In "monitor" , stress falls on: A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) Final syllable. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First syllable. 5. What is vowel reductions in connected speech? A) Pronunciation of words with no stress or vowel sounds in connected speech. B) Pronunciation of words with exaggerated stress or vowel sounds in connected speech. C) Pronunciation of words with reduced stress or vowel sounds in connected speech. D) Pronunciation of words with different meanings in connected speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronunciation of words with reduced stress or vowel sounds in connected speech. 6. The word that rhymes with "fair" is ..... A) Far. B) Farier. C) Fareer. D) Fare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fare. 7. In non-rhotic English, which does NOT take a linking /r/? A) Far away. B) Four eggs. C) Car owner. D) Tour bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tour bus. 8. When an extra sound is added into the spoken utterance A) Ellision. B) Catenation. C) Intrusion. D) Juncture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intrusion. 9. Stress-shift is the name for: A) The change in the stress of a sentence. B) The adition of another stress in a sentence. C) The disapparition of all stress in a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The change in the stress of a sentence. 10. Which word sounds like "sea" ? A) Si. B) Cee. C) See. D) Sie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) See. 11. Choose the correct case of linking for this example:China and India A) Identical consonants. B) Instrusive /w/. C) Intrusive /j/. D) Intrusive /r/. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intrusive /r/. 12. Which of the following words would normally be pronounced with one aspiration? A) Pool. B) Spot. C) Sky. D) Stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pool. 13. Vowel alternations. Distinction of irregular verbal forms: A) Rise-raise. B) Teach-taught-taught. C) Mouse-mice. D) Class-classify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teach-taught-taught. 14. Four factors make a syllable prominent are:loudness, length, ..... , quality. A) Production. B) Perception. C) Pitch. D) Symbols. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pitch. 15. What does juncture refer to in connected speech? A) The speed of speech. B) The rhythm of speech. C) The stress patterns in words. D) The relationship between sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The relationship between sounds. 16. What are the components of a tone-unit structure? A) The head, the pre-head and the tail. B) The head, the neck and the tail. C) The head, the body and the tail. D) The head, the face and the tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The head, the pre-head and the tail. 17. "White mask" is an example of: A) Bilabial assimilation. B) Velar assimilation. C) Dentalization. D) No connected speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bilabial assimilation. 18. A complex word is: A) Any long word. B) A word with a prefix or suffix. C) A polysyllabic word. D) An irregular verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word with a prefix or suffix. 19. In English, what is the purpose of pitch changes? A) To change the meaning of words. B) For stress and intonation. C) To indicate grammatical tense. D) For vowel lengthening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For stress and intonation. 20. When the words "do it" are said at normal speed (for most native speakers), what "extra" sound do we hear between them? A) /j/. B) /l/. C) /r/. D) /w/. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) /w/. 21. -s:the pronunciation of the bound morpheme-sdepends on the voicing of the ending sound ofthe original word. A) Voice assimilation. B) Place assimilation. C) Manner assimilation. D) Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voice assimilation. 22. What can cause segmental modifications? A) Coarticulation, variations in production or dialects, and speech sound disorders. B) Changes in vocabulary. C) Alterations in grammar rules. D) Modifications in punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coarticulation, variations in production or dialects, and speech sound disorders. 23. "The ..... process change characteristic of a phoneme due to influence of a sound preceding it in a word" A) PROGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION. B) REGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PROGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION. 24. What happens when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound? A) The sounds become softer. B) The sounds become louder. C) The sounds connect smoothly. D) The sounds disconnect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sounds connect smoothly. 25. "camera" $\rightarrow$ This is ..... A) /r/ deletion. B) Schwa elision. C) /m/ devoicing. D) /k/ palatalization. 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