Chap 8: Connected Speech Quiz

What is connected speech?

• Carefully articulated speech in isolation

• How words are linked naturally in fluent speech

• A formal way of reading texts

• Silent speech between phrases

What causes sounds to change in connected speech?

• Grammar rules

• Lack of vocabulary

• Natural flow and ease of articulation

• Spelling changes

Which of the following is NOT a connected speech process?

• Linking

• Assimilation

• Elision

• Intonation

In which context does connected speech typically occur?

• Reading aloud from a textbook

• Fluent and natural conversation

• Singing a song

• Memorizing vocabulary

Which symbol usually represents a linking /r/ in transcription?

• /ʔ/

• /r/

• [ʃ]

• /ə/

What is linking in connected speech?

• Adding a sound to break words

• Changing one sound into another

• Joining a final sound of one word to the first sound of the next

• Deleting a consonant sound

In the phrase “go on,” which type of linking occurs?

• Linking /r/

• Linking /l/

• Intrusive /w/

• Assimilation

Linking /r/ is found in which example?

• "I saw it"

• "far away"

• "no idea"

• "this thing"

Which example shows linking consonant?

• “go on”

• “see it”

• “pick it”

• “draw a”

When does linking usually happen?

• Between vowels

• After glottal stops

• Between consonants

• At the end of a sentence