American English: Test Your Knowledge
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 1510
Questions and Answers
- 1.Americans change T to a light D sound when the T is between vowel sounds, as in "water."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Americans always pronounce the T sound when T follows N, as in "interview."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Americans always pronounce the R sound except when the R is next to last, as in "work."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Americans reduce the L sound (pronounce it lightly) when L is the last letter.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.In American English the syllable stress often changes when a word has two forms such as being both noun and verb.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Americans pronounce the letter O four different ways in the words "computer," "cop," "hope" and "do."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Americans pronounce TH the same way in "the" and "think."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.American English has complex spellings for Short Vowels and simple spellings for Long Vowels.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Americans teach their kids that "an E at the end makes the vowel sound long."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.In American English, when two vowels are next to each other, the 2nd vowel is often silent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
English I
Level: A1
Units I and II
Skill: Use of English and vocabulary.
Total Grade: 20
Total of items: 20
Students: University students
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