New Jersey Accent Quiz
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English is a universal language and the medium of instruction in school. In New Jersey, it's totally a different thing. One should practice or rehearse so that people there will listen to you and understand what you're saying.
Questions and Answers
- 1.On what part of New Jersey is this accent strong and evident?
- A.
Northern part
- B.
Southern part
- C.
Eastern part
- D.
Western part
- 2.In what way is the accent pronounced?
- A.
Soft
- B.
Hard
- C.
Twisted
- D.
Twang
- 3.To emphasize the final "D" in consonants, what do they append?
- A.
A soft "ah".
- B.
A normal "oh"
- C.
A moderate "eh"
- D.
A quiet "uh"
- 4.How do they pronounce the letter "R"?
- A.
Hard
- B.
Normal
- C.
Soft
- D.
Moderate
- 5.In Northern New Jersey, there may be a slight hiss after what letter?
- A.
S
- B.
T
- C.
U
- D.
D
- 6.Which vowel is something unremarkable in the New Jersey accent?
- A.
Long A
- B.
Long E
- C.
Long U
- D.
B & c
- 7.How do they pronounce the word "water"?
- A.
"wadder"
- B.
"wood-er"
- C.
"wudder"
- D.
B & c
- 8.People born in the 1950's pronounce the words "push" and "pull" as...?
- A.
"paash", "pall"
- B.
"peesh", "pell"
- C.
"poosh", "pool"
- D.
"piish", "piil"
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