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Ngữ âm 1 STT CÂU HỎI TRẢ LỜI 1 How many syllables are there in the 2 word “know”? A 3 B 1 3 4 How many sounds are there in the word C 4 D 2 5 “six”? 6 What is the original spelling of Đáp án đúng là: 1 /bɪˈtwiːn/? 7 Vì: “Know” is a one-syllable word This word Choose the word with different vowel sound: contains four letters (k, n, o, w) and two sounds What is the IPA transcription for the word (/n/ +/əʊ/) “listen”? A 2 B 1 What effect does intonation have? C 3 D 4 What is NOT a common spelling for /ɔː/ sound? Sai Đáp án đúng là: 4 Vì: The word “six” is pronounced as /sɪks/ A betide B become C between D betray Đáp án đúng là: between Vì: The word “between” is pronounced as /bɪˈtwiːn/ (2 syllables, 6 sounds) A give B rich C think D ski Đáp án đúng là: ski Vì: The vowel letter “i” in “ski” is pronounced as /i:/ (others: /ɪ/) A /ˈlɜː.nɪŋ/ B /lɪŋk/ C /ˈlɪs.ən/ D /ˈlɪp.stɪk/ Đáp án đúng là: /ˈlɪs.ən/ Vì: The word “listen” is pronounced as /ˈlɪs.ən/ (2 syllables, 5 sounds) A spotting which items in the message are the most important B conveying differences of expressive meaning C helping to divide speech into words or other units D supporting the connection between the letters and their sounds Đáp án đúng là: conveying differences of expressive meaning Vì: The meaning of a sentence can be totally changed by using different intonations Without intonation, it is impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words A u B or C al D a Đáp án đúng là: u 1 Vì: “u” is the common spelling of /ʊ/ and /uː/ and /ɪ/ 8 To pronounce /æ/ sound, you should A open your mouth wide and stretch it to the side B open your mouth and tense your lips C open your mouth and round your lips a little D open your mouth a little and stretch it to the side Đáp án đúng là: open your mouth wide and stretch it to the side Vì: /æ/ is an open, unrounded and lax sound 9 What types of vowels are /ʌ/ and /ɑː/? A Front vowels B Close vowels C Mid vowels D Open vowels Đáp án đúng là: Open vowels Vì: To pronounce /ʌ/ and /ɑː/, the tongue needs to be positioned far away from the roof of the mouth, and the mouth is open widely 10 What is NOT a common spelling for /ə/ A I B a sound? C e D o Đáp án đúng là: i Vì: “i” is the common spelling of /ɪ/ and /iː/ 11 Which word does the IPA transcription A crawl B crow /krɔːl/ represent? C cradle D crane Đáp án đúng là: crawl Vì: “aw” is the usual spelling of /ɔː/ The word ends with the /l/ sound It has only 1 syllable, so “cradle” is not possible 12 Which is the correct transcription of the A /ˈwʌmen/ B /ˈwʊmən/ word “women”? C /ˈwʌmən/ D /ˈwɪmɪn/ Đáp án đúng là: /ˈwɪmɪn/ Vì: This is the plural noun of the word “woman”, and people tend to mistake its pronunciation for “woman” 13 Choose the word whose part in the ‘ ’ is A c‘ir’cle B heat‘er’ different from the others C ‘a’dopt D ‘a’maze Đáp án đúng là: c‘ir’cle Vì: “ir” in the word “circle” is pronounced as /ɜː/, /ˈsɜː.kəl/ The other words have /ə/ sound 14 Which word does NOT contain /ɪ/ sound? A listen B building C dinner D police Đáp án đúng là: police Vì: The word “police” is pronounced as /pəˈliːs/ with long i 15 Look at the IPA transcription of a A |ˈstʌdɪɪŋ wʊd həv biːn | student’s answer Which part of this B |taɪmkənˈsjuːmɪŋ| C |wɪðˈaʊt kɔːmˈpjuːtəz | 2 answer contains a mispronunciation D |ənd ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt | error? Đáp án đúng là: |wɪðˈaʊt kɔːmˈpjuːtəz | Without computers // studying would Vì: The correct pronunciation of this word is have been // time-consuming // and /kəmˈpjuː.tər/ with /ə/ Many words starting with inefficient “com” are pronounced /kəm/ |wɪðˈaʊt kɔːmˈpjuːtəz ˈstʌdɪɪŋ wʊd həv biːn ˈtaɪmkənˈsjuːmɪŋ ənd ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt | 16 How many sounds are there in the A About 20 B About 40 English language? C About 30 D More than 50 Đáp án đúng là: 40 Vì: There are more than 40 sounds (phonemes) in English 17 What is the phonetic notation system used A APA B IPI to represent all of the phones in human C API D IPA language? Đáp án đúng là: IPA Vì: IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabet 18 The action of pronouncing one syllable of A connected speech a multisyllabic word with greater B sentence stress emphasis is called C word stress D intonation Đáp án đúng là: word stress Vì: The definition of word stress is “the way that a syllable is pronounced with greater force than other syllables in the same word” 19 what is NOT an element of English A intonation B spelling pronunciation? C stress D connected speech Đáp án đúng là: spelling Vì: Spelling is a part of writing, not pronunciation 20 What is the main difference between A the length of sound consonant and vowel sounds? B the flow of air through the mouth C the openness of the mouth D the position of the tongue Đáp án đúng là: the flow of air through the mouth Vì: When you say a vowel, you do not block the flow of air When you say a consonant, you block the flow of air 21 To pronounce /ɜː/ sound, you should A put the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth B raise your tongue high and push it to the front of your mouth 3 C curl the tip of your tongue and point it to the roof of your mouth D place your tongue in a neutral position Đáp án đúng là: curl the tip of your tongue and point it to the roof of your mouth Vì: to make / ɜː/, open your mouth but not too widely Pull back your tongue Curl the tip of your tongue and point it to the roof of your mouth, but don’t touch it 22 To pronounce /ɑː/ sound, you should A put the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth B place your tongue in the middle of your mouth C raise the back of your tongue up D curl your tongue up to the upper part of your mouth Đáp án đúng là: put the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth Vì: /ɑː/ is one of the most open vowels, so the tongue position should be as far as possible from the roof of the mouth 23 Choose the word whose part in the ‘ ’ is A f‘oo’t different from the others B f‘oo’d C W‘oo’d D l‘oo’k Đáp án đúng là: f‘oo’d Vì: The word “food” is pronounced as / /fuːd/with long u The other words have short /ʊ/ sound 24 Which word does NOT contain /e/ A even sound? B friend C bread D check Đáp án đúng là: even Vì: The word “even” is pronounced as / /ˈiː.vən/ sound 25 How is the pronunciation of /ɒ/ different A You need to lower your jaw when making from that of /ɔː/ ? /ɒ/ B You need to relax your tongue and lips when making /ɒ/ C You need to round your lips more when making /ɒ/ D You need to pull your tongue back more when making /ɒ/ Đáp án đúng là: You need to relax your tongue and lips when making /ɒ/ 4 Vì: /ɒ/ is a short and lax vowel, so you need to relax your tongues and lips when making it 26 How is the pronunciation of /iː/ different A You need to open your mouth wider when from that of /ɪ/? making /iː/ B You need to relax your tongue and lips when making /iː/ C You need to pull your tongue back more when making /iː/ D You need to stretch your lips more when making /iː/ Đáp án đúng là: You need to stretch your lips more when making /iː/ Vì: /i:/ is long and tense vowel, so we need to stretch and tense our lips more when making it 27 “a” in “apple” is… A a sound B a syllable C a letter D a consonant Đáp án đúng là: a letter Vì: “A” is a vowel letter in the English alphabet 28 What is NOT a common spelling for /ʌ/ A aw B o sound? C ou D u Đáp án đúng là: aw Vì: “aw” is the common spelling of /ɔː/ 29 If we say the diphthong /eə/ by itself, A Eye B I which word will we have? C Air D Eel Đáp án đúng là: Air Vì: “Air” is pronounced as /eə/ 30 The two diphthongs/eə/ and /ɪə/ are A the rising diphthongs B the rounding diphthong C the centring diphthongs D the rounding diphthongs Đáp án đúng là: the centring diphthongs Vì: A centring diphthong isthe one that begins with a more peripheral vowel and ends with a more central one (/ə/) 31 Choose the odd one out: A Clear B Eagle C Hear D Appear Đáp án đúng là: Eagle Vì: “ea” in “eagle” is pronounced as /i:/ while the others are pronounced as /ɪə/ 32 What does the speaker mean by stressing A He did not borrow it, he bought it on the word “he” in “He bought a new B It is him who bought the new car car”? C It’s a car, not a bike D He bought a brand-new car Đáp án đúng là: It is him who bought the new car 5 Vì: When the speaker stresses on “he”, he/she wants to emphasise the subject of the action 33 Which word does the IPA transcription A decent B desert /ˈdez.ɚt/ represent? C disease D dissect Đáp án đúng là: desert Vì: “er” is the usual spelling of /ə/ The word must end with the /t/ sound, and there is no /k/ 34 How many /əʊ/ sounds are there in the A 2 B 1 sentence “They showed us their home.”? C 3 D 4 Đáp án đúng là: 2 Vì: Two /əʊ/ sounds can be found in “show” and “home” 35 How many /aɪ/ sounds are there in the A 4 B 1 sentence “Do you like dry wine?”? C 3 D 2 Đáp án đúng là: 3 Vì: Three /aɪ/ sounds can be found in “like”, “dry” and “wine” 36 Which is the ordinary spelling A Clearance of /ˈklɪə.rəns/? B Clearing C Cleansing D Cleaning Đáp án đúng là: Clearance Vì: “Clearance” is pronounced as /ˈklɪə.rəns/ 37 What is difference in pronunciation A Lips relaxed vs Lips tense between /ʊ/ and /u:/ ? B Tongue curled vs Tongue straightened C Tongue pulled to the back vs tongue pulled to the front D Mouth wide-open vs Mouth a little open Đáp án đúng là: Lips relaxed vs Lips tense Vì: The difference between these two sounds is that the first is lax and short while the second one is tense and long 38 How many diphthongs can you find in A 14 B 10 this sentence: “Stay five days outside C 16 D 11 and light a fire where our flowers grow Đáp án đúng là: 11 wild around the ground”? Vì: The diphthongs can be found in “St’ay’ f’i’ve d’ay’s ‘ou’ts’i’de and l’igh’t a fire wh’ere’ our flowers gr’ow’ w’i’ld ar’ou’nd the gr’ou’nd” 39 How many triphthongs can you find in A 2 B 0 this sentence “I’d like to buy a kilo of C 1 D 3 soya flour but the only place it’s Đáp án đúng là: 2 available is closed on Fridays.”? Vì: The triphthongs can be found in “soya” and “flour” 6 40 Choose the word with a different vowel A Coast B Gone sound C Stone D Closed Đáp án đúng là: Gone Vì: The vowel sound in “gone” is /ɒ/ while the others are /əʊ/ 41 Which is NOT a rising diphthong? A /eɪ/ B /ɔɪ/ C /aɪ/ D /aʊ/ Đáp án đúng là: /aʊ/ Vì: /aʊ/ is a rounding diphthong 42 Which sound is a diphthong? A /aɪ/ B /i:/ C /ʌ/ D /aɪə/ Đáp án đúng là: /aɪ/ Vì: /aɪ/ contains two single vowels /a/ and /ɪ/ 43 Which are the common spellings for /aɪ/ A ey, ay sound? B oi, oy C i, ie, y, igh, uy D ai, ei Đáp án đúng là: i, ie, y, igh, uy Vì: We can find the diphthong /aɪ/ in words like “hi”, “pie”, “by”, “high”, “buy” 44 How many diphthongs are there in the A 2 B 4 sentence “The lake is a long way from C 1 D 3 here.”? Đáp án đúng là: 3 Vì: Three words that contain diphthongs are “lake”, “way” and “here” 45 Which word contains the diphthong /ɪə/? A Nose B Ear C Mouth D Eye Đáp án đúng là: Ear Vì: Ear is pronounced as /ɪə/ 46 Choose the word with a different vowel A Closed B Gone sound C Coast D Stone Đáp án đúng là: Gone Vì: The vowel sound in “gone” is /ɒ/ while the others are /əʊ/ 47 Which sound is a diphthong? A /i:/ B /ʌ/ C /aɪ/ D /aɪə/ Giải thích kết quả : Đúng Đáp án đúng là: /aɪ/ Vì: /aɪ/ contains two single vowels /a/ and /ɪ/ 48 Which is the ordinary spelling of A Copying /kæmˈpeɪn/? B Campaign C Camping D Kumquat Giải thích kết quả : Đúng Đáp án đúng là: Campaign Vì: “Campaign” is pronounced as /kæmˈpeɪn/ 7 49 How are the triphthong produced? A Adding a vowel sound before a diphthong B Gliding from a vowel to a consonant C Saying two sounds quickly D Adding /ə/ sound to some diphthongs Đáp án đúng là: Adding /ə/ to some diphthongs Vì: We add /ə/ to five diphthongs /eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔi/, /əʊ/, /aʊ/ to make five triphthongs /eɪə/, /aɪə/, /ɔiə/, /əʊə/, /aʊə/ 50 How many triphthongs can you find in A 0 B 3 this sentence: “Stay five days outside C 1 D 2 and light a fire whereour flowers grow Đáp án đúng là: 3 wild around theshow ground”? Vì: The triphthongs can be found in “fire”, “our”, and “flowers” 51 How many diphthongs can you find in A 6 B 10 this sentence: “I’d like to buy a kilo of C 8 D 12 soya flour but the only place it’s Đáp án đúng là: 10 available is closed on Fridays.”? Vì: The diphthongs can be found in “I’d l’i'ke to b’uy’ a kil’o’ of soya flour but the ‘o’nly pl’a’ce it’s av’ai’lable is cl’o’sed on Fr’i’d’ay’s.” 52 The symbol ˈ (e.g in /ˈhæp.i/, /əˈbaʊt/, A consonants etc.) comes before B unstressed words C vowel sounds D stressed syllables Đáp án đúng là: stressed syllable Vì: Stress mark “ ˈ ” is placed before a written syllable in the respelling of a word to show that this syllable is to be stressed when spoken 53 What types of vowels are /iː/ and /i/? A Close vowels B Open vowels C Mid vowels D Open-mid vowels Đáp án đúng là: Close vowels Vì: To pronounce /iː/ and /i/, the tongue needs to be positioned close to the roof of the mouth 54 What is a diphthong? A A vowel in which there is a glide from one vowel to another within a single syllable B A glide from one vowel to another and to a third C A syllable that contains three vowel sounds D A consonant Đáp án đúng là: A vowel in which there is a glide from one vowel to another within a single syllable Vì: A diphthong is a vowel sound formed by the combination of two single vowels in a syllable, 8 in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another 55 What is the original word of /nekst/? A net B neck C nest D next Đáp án đúng là: next Vì: The letter “x” in “next” is pronounced as /ks/ 56 Choose the word whose part in the ‘ ’ is A k‘a’rma B d‘a’mage different from the others C m‘a’mmal D gr‘a’mmar Đáp án đúng là: k‘a’rma Vì: The “ar” in karma is pronounced as /ɑː/, and this is common with words having “ar” The other “a” is pronounced as /æ/ sound 57 Which are the common spellings for /aʊ/ A o, ow, oa, oe sound? B au, ai C ow, ou D Oi, oy Đáp án đúng là: ow, ou Vì: We can find the diphthong / aʊ/ in words like “cow”, “sound” 58 Look at the IPA transcription of a A |ˈsəʊ ˈaɪ ˈjuːʒəli | student’s answer Which part of this B |ˈɡəʊ ɒf ðə ˈbet̩n tra:k| answer contains mispronunciation errors? C |əv ˈtʊərɪst træps | I am tired // of tourist traps // so I usually D |ˈaɪ əm ˈtaɪəd | // go off the beaten track Đáp án đúng là: /ˈɡəʊ ɒf ðə ˈbet̩n tra:k/ |ˈaɪ əm ˈtaɪəd //əv ˈtʊərɪst træps //ˈsəʊ ˈaɪ Vì: The correct pronunciation of the word ˈjuːʒəli // ˈɡəʊ ɒf ðə ˈbet̩n tra:k | “beaten” word is /ˈbiːtən/, and of the word “track” is /træk/ Not only “ea” is a common spelling of /e/, it is also a common spelling of /iː/ 59 How to pronounce the second vowel /ɪ/ A Keep your tongue wide and flat, stretch the in /eɪ/, /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/? back of your tongue up a little bit B Lower your jaw and use your tongue tip to touch the back of the bottom front teeth C Lift your jaw and lift the front part of your tongue arch towards the roof of the mouth D Round your lips, lift your tongue and shift it a bit back so the tip of your tongue does not touch anything Đáp án đúng là: Lift your jaw and lift the front part of your tongue arch towards the roof of the mouth Vì: This is the same way as how we pronounce the single vowel /ɪ/ sound 60 Which is an example of a phonetic A ha/pi B [hap.py] transcription? C /ˈhæp.i/ D /happy/ Đáp án đúng là: /ˈhæp.i/ 9 Vì: This is a correct phonetic transcription of the word “happy” using IPA symbols 61 To pronounce /ʊ/ sound, you should A pull your tongue back in your throat and tense your lips B point your tongue to the roof of your mouth and tense your lips C point your tongue to the roof of your mouth and relax your lips D pull your tongue back in your throat and relax your lips Đáp án đúng là: pull your tongue back in your throat and relax your lips Vì: The /ʊ/ sound is a back, short and lax vowel 62 Which word contains the diphthong /ɔɪ/? A Royal B Lake C Escape D Buy Đáp án đúng là: Royal Vì: “Royal” is pronounced as /ˈrɔɪ.əl/ 63 According to British English, which A quality B caught word does NOT contain /ɒ/ sound? C spot D hospital Đáp án đúng là: caught Vì: The word “caught” is pronounced as /kɔːt/ in the UK and /kɑːt/ in the US 64 Choose the word with a different A hybrid B cyber diphthong: C nylon D faint Đáp án đúng là: faint Vì: The diphthong in “faint” is /eɪ/ while in the other words is /aɪ/ 65 What is NOT a common spelling for /ʃ/ A ch B z sound? C sh D c Đáp án đúng là: z Vì: “z” is the common spelling of /z/, not /ʃ/ 66 To make /θ/ sound, you should A lightly bite your lower lip, release air through that gap, and add your voice B lightly bite your lower lip and release air through that gap C push the air through the gap between your teeth, over your tongue, and add your voice D push the air through the gap between your teeth, over your tongue Đáp án đúng là: push the air through the gap between your teeth, over your tongue Vì: /θ/ is an unvoiced sound, so you don’t add your voice Biting your lower lip is how you make the /f/ and /v/ sounds 10 67 Which of the following sound is voiced? A /ð/ B /h/ C /θ/ D /k/ Đáp án đúng là: /ð/ Vì: Your throat will vibrate when you make the /ð/ sound Its similar unvoiced sound is /d/ 68 What types of consonants are /f/ and /v/? A Voiced consonants B Unvoiced consonants C Fricative consonants D Stop consonants Đáp án đúng là: Fricative consonants Vì: To pronounce are /f/ and /v/, you need to squeeze the air out of your mouth from a very small gap 69 Which word does NOT contain /z/ A gives B calls sound? C plays D sits Đáp án đúng là: sits Vì: With the -s endings, we pronounce it as /z/ most of the time, but when the words end with /p/,/t/,/k/, /f/, /θ/, we pronounce it as /s/ 70 Which word contains /s/ sound? A choose B dresser C busy D desert Đáp án đúng là: dresser Vì: The IPA transcript of ‘dresser’ is /ˈdres.ər/ The ‘s’ is pronounced as /z/ in the other words (/ˈbɪz.i/, /ˈdez.ət/, /tʃuːz/) 71 Which is the correct transcription of the A /ˈtʃem.ɪ.stri/ word “chemistry”? B /ˈkem.ɪ.ztri/ C /ˈkem.ɪ.stri/ D /ˈʃem.ɪ.stri/ Đáp án đúng là: /ˈkem.ɪ.stri/ Vì: ‘ch’ in here is pronounced as /k/ and ‘s’ is pronounced as /s/ 72 Which word does the IPA transcription A clause B closer /ˈkləʊ.ʒər/ represent? C closure D kosher Đáp án đúng là: closure Vì: “s” is the usual spelling of /ʒ/ There is no /ʃ/, so it could not be A There is no /s/ at the end of the word, so it could not be B the ‘s’ in C is pronounced as /s/ 73 In the sentence "Thanksgiving is always A 2 B 1 on the fourth Thursday of November", C 4 D 3 how many /ð/ sounds are pronounced? Đáp án đúng là: 1 Vì: The words that contain /ð/ sound is ‘the’ The other ‘th’ are pronounced as /θ/, as in ‘thanksgiving’, ‘fourth’, ‘Thursday’ 11 74 In these sentences “My dad works in a A 6 B 8 bank He often comes home late His C 5 D 7 hobbies are reading books and listening Đáp án đúng là: 5 to mom’s songs”, how many /z/ sounds Vì: My dad works in a bank He often come's' are pronounced? home late Hi's' hobbi'es' are reading books and listening to mom's' song's’ 75 What are the spellings of /j/? A w, g, gi B y, u, eu C j, g D l, ll Đáp án đúng là: y, u, eu Vì: The sound /j/ could be found in words like “yes”, “usual”, “Europe” 76 What are the spellings for /̬tʃ/? A sh, s, x B t, th C ch, t, tch D tr, g Đáp án đúng là: ch, t, tch Vì: /̬tʃ/ sound is normally found in “ch, t, tch” spelling 77 The 'ge' in 'lounge' is pronounced as A /ʒ/ B /dʒ/ C /tʃ/ D /j/ Đáp án đúng là: /dʒ/ Vì: The word “lounge” is pronounced as /laʊndʒ/ 78 What consonant do these words have in A /t/ B /ɘ/ common? C /tʃ/ D /dʒ/ “teacher, chair, Dutch” Đáp án đúng là: /tʃ/ Vì: The words “teacher”, “chair” and “Dutch” are pronounced as /ˈtiː.tʃər/, /tʃeər/, /dʌtʃ/ respectively 79 Find the odd one out: A Genre B Orange C Judge D Dangerous Đáp án đúng là: Genre Vì: The word “genre” is pronounced as /ˈʒɒn.rə/ 80 Which word does NOT contain /w/ A What B Gain sound? C Language D Question Đáp án đúng là: Gain Vì: The word “gain” is pronounced as /ɡeɪn/ 81 Which word contains a consonant A Throw B See cluster? C Fine D Shout Đáp án đúng là:Throw Vì: The consonant cluster here is /θr/ 82 Which is a voiceless/ unvoiced sound? A /tʃ/ B /m/ C /dʒ/ D /n/ 12 Đáp án đúng là: /tʃ/ Vì: /tʃ/ is a voiceless sound; the others are voiced sounds 83 How many affricative sounds are there A 3 B 4 in the sentence: “I just have to put the C 1 D 2 margarine back in the refrigerator.” Đáp án đúng là: 3 Vì: The affricative sounds are “I just have to put the margarine back in the refrigerator.” 84 How many consonant clusters are there A 5 B 3 in the sentence: “spray the stain then C 4 D 2 scrub”? Đáp án đúng là: 3 Vì: The consonant clusters are: “spray the stain and scrub” 85 Which of the following sound is A /d/ B /g/ unvoiced? C /t/ D /ʒ/ Đáp án đúng là: /t/ Vì: Your throat will not vibrate when you make the /t/ sound Its similar voiced sound is /θ/ 86 To make /b/ sound, you should A press the lips together to stop the air in your mouth Open your lips and release the air Add your voice B lift the tip of your tongue to touch the roof of the mouth Pull the teeth part and the tongue down to release the air Add your voice C press the lips together to stop the air in your mouth Open your lips and release the air D lift the tip of your tongue to touch the roof of the mouth Pull the teeth part and the tongue down to release the air Đáp án đúng là: press the lips together to stop the air in your mouth Open your lips and release the air Add your voice Vì: The /b/ sound is a voiced sound, so you need to add your voice “Lift the tip of your tongue to touch the roof of the mouth Pull the teeth part and the tongue down to release the air” is how you make the /t/ and /d/ sounds 87 Which word contains /h/ sound? A vehicle B who C while D hour Đáp án đúng là: who Vì: The IPA transcript of ‘who’ is /huː/ The ‘h’ is silent in the other words (/aʊr/ ; /waɪl/ ; /ˈviː.ə.kəl/) 88 Which word does NOT contain /ð/ A think B these sound? C father D without Đáp án đúng là: think 13 Vì: The “th” in “think” is pronounced as /θ/ 89 Which word contains the SAME sound A stranger B danger as ‘gg in ‘lagged” C magazine D judge Đáp án đúng là: magazine Vì: Both ‘lagged’ and ‘magazine’ has the /g/ sound The other words have the /dʒ/ sound 90 What consonant do these words have in A /dʒ/ B /l/ common? C /n/ D /ɘ/ “leave”, “learn”, “language” Đáp án đúng là: /l/ Vì: The words “leave”, “learn”, “language” are pronounced as /liːv/, /lɜːn/, /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/ respectively 91 Câu 12: A /e/ B ∅ The 'le' in 'double' is pronounced as C /b/ D /l/ Đáp án đúng là: /l/ Vì: The word “double” is pronounced as/ˈdʌb.əl/ 92 How many nasal sounds are there in the A 1 B 2 word “mumbling”? C 3 D 4 Đáp án đúng là: 3 Vì: Three nasals sounds are /m/, /m/ and /ŋ/ (/ˈmʌm.bəlɪŋ/) 93 Which word is pronounced as /wɪtʃ/? A Witty B Which C Wish D What Đáp án đúng là: Which Vì: The word “which” is pronounced as /wɪtʃ/ 94 How many strong /r/ sounds can you A 3 B 4 found in this sentence “You’re probably C 6 D 5 wondering why I’m writing this letter so Đáp án đúng là: 5 hurriedly”? Vì: “You’re probably wondering why I’m writing this letter so hurriedly” 95 Which of the following two-syllable A nouns B verbs words are often stressed on the C adjectives D adverbs 2nd syllable? Đáp án đúng là: verbs Vì: Most two syllable verbs have stress on the 2nd syllable 96 Which syllable of the compound nouns A 4th syllable is often stressed on? B 1st syllable C 2nd syllable D 3rd syllable Đáp án đúng là: 1st syllable Vì: In most cases, the stress is on the first syllable of a compound nouns For example: ‘bookshop, ‘bus stop, ‘car park 97 The stress will often be on the syllable A -ness, -ship, -ly B -ee, -eer, -ese before these endings: C -gy, -phy, -ity D -ian, -sion, -ance Đáp án đúng là: -ian, -sion, -ance 14 Vì: The stress will often be on the syllable before these endings:–ic, -ish, -ical, -sion, -tion, -ance, - ence, -idle, -ious, -iar, -ience, -id, -eous, -acy, -ian 98 Which words in a sentence are often A Linking words stressed on? B Compound words C Structure words D Key words Đáp án đúng là: Key words Vì: KEY WORDS carry the meaning of the sentence 99 How many syllables are there in this A 4 B 2 word “antibiotic” C 3 D 5 Đáp án đúng là: 5 Vì: /ˌæn|ti|baɪ|ˈɒt|ɪk/ 100 Choose the words with a different stress A depression B historic pattern from the others: C government D destruction Đáp án đúng là: government Vì: ‘government’ is stressed on the 1st(/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/) The others have -tion, - sion, -ic endings, so the stress is on the syllable before the endings 101 Choose the sentence with the correct A Lisa is SMILING at me! stress: You want to tell me that Lisa is B Lisa IS smiling at me! smiling at you, not at anyone else What C Lisa is smiling at ME! do you say to me? D LISA is smiling at me! Đáp án đúng là: ME Vì: Lisa is smiling at ME, not at anyone else 102 Choose the words with a different stress A fascinating pattern from the others: B famous C celebrate D survive Đáp án đúng là: survive Vì: ‘survive’ is stressed on the 2nd syllable because it is a 2-syllable verb The others are stressed on the 1st syllable because ‘celebrate’ and ‘fascinate’ have ‘-ate’ ending; ‘famous’ is a 2-syllable adj 103 Choose the sentence with the correct A Give it back! IT is my phone! stress: Your little brother took your B Give it back! It IS my phone! phone What do you say to him? C Give it back! It is MY phone! D Give it back! It is my PHONE! Đáp án đúng là: Give it back! It is MY phone! Vì: It is MY phone! Not yours 104 Which of the following is the most A Tonight will be a little chilly so I’m going reasonable stress pattern for this to bring an extra jacket sentence: B Tonight will be a little chilly so I’m going Tonight will be a little chilly so I’m going to bring an extra jacket to bring an extra jacket C Tonight will be a little chilly so I’m going to bring an extra jacket D Tonight will be a little chilly so I’m going to bring an extra jacket Đáp án đúng là: Tonight will be a little chilly so I’m going to bring an extra jacket 15 Vì: We often stress on key words (main verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs) in a sentence 105 Which of the following is the most A People are said to/ think, play, and work at reasonable way to divide thought groups their best when/ the 24-hour temperatures for this sentence: average/ between 17 and 23 degrees Celsius People are said to think, play, and work at B People are said/ to think, play, and work at their best when the 24-hour temperatures their/ best when the 24-hour temperatures average between 17 and 23 degrees average/ between 17 and 23/ degrees Celsius Celsius C People/ are said to think, play/ and work at their best when/ the 24-hour temperatures average between/ 17 and 23 degrees Celsius D People are said/ to think, play, and work/ at their best/ when the 24-hour temperatures/ average between 17 and 23 degrees Celsius Đáp án đúng là: People are said/ to think, play, and work/ at their best/ when the 24-hour temperatures/ average between 17 and 23 degrees Celsius Vì: Each group shows a clear meaning, and the focus words are key words 106 is when an additional sound A Elision B Intrusion “intrudes” or inserts itself between C Assimilation D Linking others Đáp án đúng là: Intrusion Vì: We add /j/,/w/,/r/ to separate two vowel sounds This action is called Intrusion 107 is when a sound disappears A Linking B Elision C Assimilation D Intrusion Đáp án đúng là: Elision Vì: The consonant /d/ and /t/ may disappear completely when the next word starts with a consonant We call it Elision 108 is when the end of one word A Assimilation B Linking blends into another C Intrusion D Elision Đáp án đúng là: Linking Vì: Linking is one feature of connected speech When one word ends with a consonant and the next word begin with a vowel, we link the ending consonant with the next word 109 Falling intonation is normally used in A Run-on sentences B Yes/No questions C Exclamation D Wh-questions and statements Đáp án đúng là: Wh-questions and statements Vì: Falling intonation is normally used in WH-questions (What time do you get up?) and statements (I went to Uni yesterday.) 110 If we pronounce the phrase “this orange” A Elision B Linking as “thisorange”, which features of C Assimilation D Intrusion connected speech is that? Đáp án đúng là: Linking Vì: This is the linking feature in connected speech 16 111 When we say “Do it”, which sound A /s/ B /j/ should we insert to connect these two C /w/ D /r/ words? Đáp án đúng là: /w/ Vì: If the first word ends in a vowel sound like /u:/ and /ʊ/and the next word starts with any vowel sound, we add /w/ sound 112 How should we say the phrase “would A /wʊʒuː/ B /wʊlduː/ you” using connected speech? C /wʊdʒuː/ D /wʊʃuː/ Đáp án đúng là: /wʊdʒuː/ Vì: When a word ending in a /d/, /z/ or /dz/ sound is followed by a word beginning with /j/ sound, we have a new sound, /dʒ/ or /ʒ/ 113 A hot shoes B hurts you /hɜ:tʃu:/ is the transcription for C hope you D heart shape Đáp án đúng là: hurts you Vì: When a word ending in /t/, /s/, or /ts/ sound is followed by a word beginning with /j/ sound, we have a new sound, /tʃ/ or / ʃ/ 114 Sometimes you hear people say A What are you B Which one is “Whatcha thinking” So, what does C What are D Which are “what cha” mean? Đáp án đúng là: What are you Vì: Whatcha is a nonstandard contraction of “what are you” or “what have you” in spoken language This is a combination of Elision and Assimilation 115 What is a thought group? A A unit of sound B A unit of meaning C A unit of pronunciation D A unit of thinking Đáp án đúng là: A unit of meaning Vì: A thought group isa group of approximately two to five words that form a unit of meaning 116 How many words are stressed on the A 6 B 5 3rd syllable on this sentence? C 4 D 3 Today's presentation will help you Đáp án đúng là: 3 understand the impact of these Vì: The IPA transcript is technologies for people with disabilities |təˈdeɪz ˌprɛzɛnˈteɪʃən wɪl hɛlp juː ˌʌndəˈstænd ði ˈɪmpækt while giving you the tools to begin ɒv ðiːz tɛkˈnɒləʤiz fɔː ˈpiːpl wɪð ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz waɪl ˈgɪvɪŋ juː implementing them in your library ðə tuːlz tuː bɪˈgɪn ˈɪmplɪmɛntɪŋ ðɛm ɪn jɔː ˈlaɪbrəri.| 117 How many words are stressed on the A 6 B 5 2nd syllable on this sentence? C 7 D 8 To begin, I will share some success Đáp án đúng là: 7 stories or examples of the impact that Vì: The IPA transcript is adaptive technology for computers and |tuː bɪˈgɪn, aɪ wɪl ʃeə sʌm səkˈsɛs ˈstɔːriz ɔːr ɪgˈzɑːmplz ɒv electronic resources has had for people ði ˈɪmpækt ðæt əˈdæptɪv tɛkˈnɒləʤi fɔː kəmˈpjuːtəz ænd with disabilities ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪk rɪˈsɔːsɪz hæz hæd fɔː ˈpiːpl wɪð ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz| 118 What is the meaning of this sentence if A It's not true that I think he should get the the speaker stresses on the word job “that” in “I don't think he should get that B He should get another job job” C Somebody else should get that job 17 D In my opinion it's wrong that he's going to get that job Đáp án đúng là: He should get another job Vì: not that job, but another job 119 When we say “used power” as A /t/ B /w/ /juːz.paʊə/, which sound is missing? C /d/ D /s/ Đáp án đúng là: /d/ Vì: This is the elision feature in connected speech 120 Using rising intonation when saying A confirm information “really?” to B show certainty C express doubt or surprise D signal the incompleteness Đáp án đúng là: express doubt or surprise Vì: The pitch of the voice rises at the end of a sentence to express doubt or surprise 121 How can we say the phrase “Now and A /naʊ.rənen/ then”? B /naʊ.rən.ðen/ C /naʊn.ðen/ D /naʊ.wən.ðen/ Đáp án đúng là: /naʊ.wən.ðen/ Vì: This is the intrusion feature of connected speech 122 Rising intonation is normally used in A Statements B Yes/No questions C Completed sentences D Wh-questions Đáp án đúng là: Yes/No questions Vì: Rising intonation is often used in Yes/No questions (Do you like animals?) 18