In this post Phonetics Quiz for ESL Learners, you will get 15 questions (with answers) based on your knowledge about Phonetics to improve your English Pronunciation. Test your knowledge about English Speech Sounds, Consonant Sounds, Monophthongs and Diphthongs.
Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
1. What is phonetics?
a) The study of grammar
b) The study of speech sounds
c) The study of vocabulary
d) The study of punctuation
Answer
b
2. Which alphabet is used to represent speech sounds accurately?
a) Roman Alphabet
b) Greek Alphabet
c) International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
d) Morse Code
Answer
c
3. The IPA helps learners to:
a) Improve handwriting
b) Pronounce words correctly
c) Learn grammar rules
d) Write essays
Answer
b
4. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
a) 24
b) 25
c) 26
d) 44
Answer
c
5. Approximately how many speech sounds does English have?
a) 26
b) 30
c) 44
d) 52
Answer
c
6. Which is a short vowel sound?
a) /iː/
b) /uː/
c) /ɪ/
d) /ɑː/
Answer
c
7. Which word contains the vowel /æ/?
a) Cat
b) Cut
c) Cart
d) Coat
Answer
a
8. The word “sheep” contains which vowel?
a) /ɪ/
b) /e/
c) /iː/
d) /æ/
Answer
c
9. Which word has the /ʌ/ sound?
a) Book
b) Bus
c) Bee
d) Boy
Answer
b
10. Which word contains /ɒ/? (British English)
a) Hot
b) Hat
c) Heat
d) Hit
Answer
a
11. Which word contains /eɪ/?
a) Day
b) Dog
c) Duck
d) Deep
Answer
a
12. Which word contains /aɪ/?
a) Bite
b) Boat
c) Book
d) Bed
Answer
a
13. The word “boy” contains
a)/aɪ/
b) /ɔɪ/
c) /əʊ/
d) /eə/
Answer
b
15. Which is NOT a diphthong?
a) /aɪ/
b) /eɪ/
c) /ɔɪ/
d) /iː/
Answer
d
