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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Pronunciation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helps a listener and speaker to use the correct word when in doubt?
(a) Trial and error
(b) Context
(c) A dictionary
(d) A friend

2. What language and culture does the answer to #44 bring to England?
(a) French
(b) Danish
(c) Irish
(d) Spanish

3. What is onomatopoeia?
(a) A word which represents the sound of something
(b) A new insect genus
(c) A culinary trend
(d) The predecessor of Cro-Magnon man

4. What else impacts the pronunciation of some words?
(a) Regional pronunciations
(b) Lazy speakers
(c) Speech impediments
(d) Southern accents

5. The differences between languages bring up questions about what?
(a) Their purpose
(b) Their ease of use
(c) Their clarity
(d) Their origins and place within the human story

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, the author traces the development of English in what country?

2. What about the English language gives users greater range of expression?

3. Language issues tend to be __________________.

4. What combines with vowels to make pronunciation rules difficult to define?

5. Chapter 6 addresses the changing pronunciation of which language over time?

(see the answer key)

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