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STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH 2 PRELIM EXAM

Name: Noel L. Casil Jr
Course and Year: BSCRIM 1

Test I. MULITPLE CHOICES

1. These are pronounced in a short form called reduction.

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

2. In English language, this involved stress and rhythm.

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

3. This is the melodic pattern of an utterance.

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

4. What is known as “Liaison” or the linking of words together?

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

5. Schwa is often present in these words.

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

6. What is mainly a matter of variation in the pitch level of the voice?

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

7. This is simply to accent or to emphasize a syllable in a word.

A. Articulation
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B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

8. It is the part of the words where you put emphasis on.

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

9. A voiced sound is one in which the vocal cords vibrate

A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

10. These are often made into a written short form called a called contraction.
A. Articulation
B. Intonation
C. Structure words
D. Stress

11-15. Identify if the following items are voiced or unvoiced

11. /u/ a. voiced b. unvoiced

12. /k/ a. voiced b. unvoiced
13. /g/ a. voiced b. unvoiced
14. /n/ a. voiced b. unvoiced
15. /a/ a. voiced b. unvoiced

16-25. Identify the word/s for each transcription.

16. [næchrəl] a. nutshell b. natural c. nechral d. none of these

17. [æk-chully] a. actuarialy b. actuary c. actruly d. actually
18. [lecha] a. let you b. leecher c. lets you d. leeches
19. [Canchoo] a. canchew b. can’t you c. can’t sew d. none of these
20. [thä chew] a. that you b. the chew c. thought you d. that chew

21.-30. Two points each. Select the correct pronunciation for each word/ phrase.

21-22. Gradual
a. [graju(w)al] b. [grəjə(w)əl] c. [græjə(w)əl] d. [grəjəəl]
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Could you tell?

a. [kÜjə tel] b. [kəjÜ tel] c. [kəjə tel] d. [kÜjÜ tel]

25-26. Education
a. [edjə-cation] b. [edje-cation] c. [edja-cation] d. [edjəc-ation]

27-28. Comfortable
a. [‘Kαmf-tabl] b. [‘Kamfr-tabl] c. [‘Kəmf-tbl] d. [‘Kαmf-tabl]

29-30. Hold on
a. [hol don] b. [hal don] c. [hol dən] d. [hÜjl don]

TEST II. TRUE OR FALSE

Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if it is not.

F 1. An American English-speaking student may have unawareness of the rules of

Standard English.
T 2. Good English has the tendency to differ from time to time, from area to area, and
from one social group to another.
T 3. The difference between standard and non-standard English depends solely on
Cultural Status.
T 4. In American intonation, one must connect words to form sound groups.
T 5. One of the consequences of not doubling the second category of word is that your
listener will hear the wrong word.
F 6. Speaking word by word is very important in American English.
F 7. /w/ is unvoiced.
F 8. When a word starts in a vowel sound is next to the one beginning with a vowel
sound, they are connected with a glide between the two vowels.
T 9. Words are connected when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word
starts with a vowel sound.
T 10. Functional variety of the language is an impact in the uniqueness between
standard and non-standard English.

TEST III. ESSAY

For 10 points, what do you think is the relevance of learning American English in your
field of specialization? Answer in 3-5 sentences only.

For me, learning American English is to be able to understand words and accents that are in a
different culture and better understand the differences between our English and American
English.It will also help me to be easier if I can understand the communication properly and I
can understand them and I can talk to them effortlessly. I can also use it to go abroad
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especially to better understand their culture and what I am against it in case I go to English -
speaking countries in the future.