This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Connected Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Connected Speech Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Suprasegmental modifications affect which of the following? A) Single phonemes. B) Entire syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. C) Only vowels. D) Only consonants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entire syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. 2. ..... vowels are present in the word "crocodile" . A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 3. Select the phones that can be intruded. A) /a/ /l/. B) /m/ /j/ /a/. C) /j/ /w/ /r/. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /j/ /w/ /r/. 4. If we say "Theyend" in connected pronunciation, it means that ..... A) Th ey en d. B) The end. C) Th eye nd. D) Thend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The end. 5. "I can't do it" is an example of: A) Elision. B) Assimilation of place. C) Elision and assimilation of place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elision. 6. What happens to the vowel sound in 'was' and 'were' when they are unstressed in a sentence? A) It becomes longer. B) It changes to a schwa sound. C) It becomes silent. D) It changes to a diphthong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It changes to a schwa sound. 7. Which of the following words from Germanic Origin has an incorrect stress? A) UNdo. B) OutDo. C) UnderSTAND. D) OUTlook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNdo. 8. What causes sounds to change in connected speech? A) Grammar rules. B) Lack of vocabulary. C) Natural flow and ease of articulation. D) Spelling changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural flow and ease of articulation. 9. How would you pronounce "wake up '' in connected speech? A) Wak eup. B) W a keup. C) Way cup. D) Wakeu p. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wak eup. 10. What is linking? A) A form of elision. B) Connecting final sound of one word to initial sound of the next. C) Pausing between words. D) Repeating a sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connecting final sound of one word to initial sound of the next. 11. Intrusive /r/ is expected in which? A) Go out. B) Asia and Europe. C) See it. D) A car engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia and Europe. 12. What is the purpose of of the intrusive sounds/r/, /j/ and /w/? A) Help the speaker link words more easily. B) Help the speaker speak more clearly. C) Improve the sound quality of the words. D) Make the intonation more rhythmical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help the speaker link words more easily. 13. Which consonants can be dropped?Try to get some rest during the flight. A) /t/ in to. B) /t/ in get. C) /t/ in rest. D) /t/ in flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) /t/ in rest. 14. 'I just can't get you out of my head'. How would you say it? A) 'gechou out. B) Get you out. C) Getyouout. D) Gejouout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'gechou out. 15. Guess which letter are silentListen A) Listen. B) Listen. C) Listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listen. 16. Go ahead ..... How would you say it? A) Goahead. B) Go ahead. C) Goyahead. D) Gowahead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gowahead. 17. When does linking usually happen? A) Between vowels. B) After glottal stops. C) Between consonants. D) At the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between vowels. 18. Casual Form is ..... A) Phonemic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using dashes. B) Phonetic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using brackets. C) Phonemic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using brackets. D) Phonemic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using slashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phonetic TranscriptionUsually transcribed using brackets. 19. Does she know? A) Coalescent assimilation. B) Manner assimilation. C) Voicing assimilation. D) Place assimiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place assimiation. 20. Bob ate some corn (4 syllables)How many stressed syllables are there? A) 4. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 21. Which type of elision occurs when sounds are omitted in present-day English? A) Optional Elision. B) Historical Elision. C) Vowel Elision. D) Consonant Elision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical Elision. 22. What are Minimal Pairs? A) Pairs of words that differ by only one sound but have different meanings. B) Pairs of sentences that use similar structures but have different meanings. C) Pairs of phrases that use identical words but in different order. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pairs of words that differ by only one sound but have different meanings. 23. Which of the following is a homophone of "mail" ? A) Male. B) Make. C) Laim. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Male. 24. Spot and say the linking sounds. I like to breathe the fresh air. A) Like to. B) Breathe the. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breathe the. 25. When is a /n/ a /m/? A) Good boy. B) The right key. C) Ten pin bowling. D) Have to stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ten pin bowling. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConnected Speech Quiz 1Connected Speech Quiz 2Connected Speech Quiz 4Connected Speech Quiz 5Connected Speech Quiz 6Connected Speech Quiz 7Connected Speech Quiz 8Connected Speech Quiz 9Connected Speech Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books