Diction test 2
  • 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Speaking
B) Diction
C) phones
D) phonetics
  • 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) Two
B) One
C) 10
D) 5
  • 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Dots
B) Alphabet
C) Ink
D) Slashes
  • 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) making haste in your speech
B) watching English media
C) imitating native speakers
D) listening to audio books
  • 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English
B) British English and American English
C) Static English and Dynamic English
D) Perfect English and Imperfect English
  • 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) rhotic
B) intuited
C) accentuated
D) blended
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /eɪ/
B) /ay/
C) /ey/
D) /aɪ/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/
B) /ee/
C) /eiː/
D) /iː/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /jiː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /ʒiː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/
B) /aɪtʆ/
C) /aɪʆ/
D) /eɪtʆ/
  • 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juw/
B) /juː/
C) /uː/
D) /yuː/
  • 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12
B) 20
C) 24
D) 44
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20
B) 24
C) 12
D) 7
  • 14. There are ___ consonant sounds in spoken English. Type the answer in figures only.
  • 15. The vowel sounds that give single qualities when they are articulated are known as ______.
A) inflection
B) diphthongs
C) intonation
D) monophthongs
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece
B) amoeba
C) bean
D) sit
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) said
B) bury
C) heart
D) bed
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) boat
B) chauffeur
C) robe
D) owl
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) shoe
B) cook
C) moon
D) food
  • 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future
B) laughter
C) of
D) phone
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing
B) bath
C) healthy
D) Thomas
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy
B) leather
C) although
D) the
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge
B) jet
C) game
D) gym
  • 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) gliding
B) finding
C) depending
D) sliding
  • 25. Which of the following is the correct stress pattern for the word 'opportunity'?
A) opporTUnity
B) opPORtunity
C) opportuniTY
D) OPportunity
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