Pronunciation Quiz (Revision_

Which of the words has the sound /θ/ as in 'three'?

a) those

b) worth

c) rather

• a)

• b)

• c)

Which of the words does NOT have the sound /ʌ/ as in 'cup'?

a) thank

b) drunk

c) won

• a)

• b)

• c)

Which of the words does NOT have the sound /ɜːr/ as in 'early'?

a) Germany

b) heard

c) modern

• a)

• b)

• c)

Which of the pairs does NOT have a held 't'?

a) it was

b) can't be

c) last hour

• a)

• b)

• c)

True or false? In American English, the sound /r/ is not always pronounced.

• True

• False

True or false? If the preposition 'of' is followed by a word starting with a vowel, we drop the final sound in the preposition.

• True

• False

True or false? Pronouns that start with 'h' (e.g. him) can lose the first sound if they are unstressed.

• True

• False

True or false? The term elision describes adding an extra sound to the word.

• True

• False

True or false? The 't' after an 'n' is never silent in American pronunciation.

• True

• False

How many times should linking 'r' be used in the following sentence?

We're about to leave for ten or eleven days.

• 1

• 2

• 3