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Speech Sounds and Nouns practice questions

Pure vowel sounds in connected speech, and the noun as a word class.

18 questions in this topic: 7 recall, 8 applying skills and concepts, 2 strategic thinking and 1 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.

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  1. Question 1Skills & concepts

    "Honesty", "danger" and "happiness" are all examples of which type of noun?

    • aAbstract nouns, since they name ideas that cannot be touched, seen or heard
    • bConcrete nouns, since they name things that can be physically experienced
    • cProper nouns, since each one is a specific, unique name
    • dCommon nouns used only to describe physical objects
  2. Question 2Recall

    A word class, or part of speech, refers to

    • athe different categories of words used in grammar, based on their function
    • bthe specific punctuation marks permitted in formal writing
    • cthe order in which paragraphs must appear in an essay
    • dthe list of sounds that make up the alphabet of a language
  3. Question 3Recall

    Long vowel sounds are distinguished from short vowel sounds mainly by

    • abeing produced with increased or prolonged duration
    • bbeing produced only at the very start of a word
    • crequiring the lips to be rounded throughout
    • dnever appearing in polysyllabic words

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