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#1. Pronunciation occurs when sounds combine to form words and sentences that communicate __________.
#2. Standard English Pronunciation (SEP) is sometimes known as __________ English.
#3. True or false? We always stress the syllable before the suffix '-ual'.
#4. True or false? There is an official body that oversees all issues to do with the English language based in Oxford.
#5. The suffix in the word 'dairy' has the vowel sound __________, represented by the letter 'y'.
#6. True or False? We must pronounce the second letter 'e' in 'temperature'.
#7. Incorrect pronunciation can lead to miscommunication despite the speaker knowing the right __________.
#8. The word 'majority' has __________ vc sound connections between syllables.
#9. One problem is that over the years English pronunciation has changed with use, while __________ has not.
#10. The word 'occur' is stressed on its second syllable, because __________.
#11. In England there are at least __________ distinctive accents, for example: Geordie (Newcastle) and Brummie (Birmingham).
#12. The word 'Poland' ends with 'nd', which is an example of a __________.
#13. The word 'guarantee' has a stressed suffix - 'ee' - which is very __________ in English.
#14. On this course we use __________.
#15. Britain consists of __________ countries.
#16. The vowel spelling in the stressed syllable of 'earlier' is an example of __________.
#17. The letter __________ is a silent letter in the word 'nature'.
#18. UK aside, English is the national language in __________ countries, including: USA, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.
#19. In the word 'women' both syllables contain the same vowel sound: __________.
#20. Words which do not fit our rules and patterns are called __________.
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